Surfactant Grape seed 50 g

Grape Seed Surfactant: Your Gentle Cleansing and Foaming Solution

Introducing our premium Grape Seed Surfactant, a high-quality ingredient meticulously crafted in Italy. This yellowish, slightly viscous liquid is a mild, amphoteric surfactant derived from grape seeds, offering exceptional cleansing and foaming properties without harshness. With its water solubility and a pH range of 6.5-7.5, it's an ideal choice for a wide array of personal care and home care formulations, ensuring gentle yet effective performance.

Description and Key Features

Grape Seed Surfactant (INCI: Sodium Vinegrape Seeds Amphoacetate) is a bio-based surfactant that leverages the natural benefits of grape seeds. Its amphoteric nature means it possesses both positively and negatively charged groups, allowing it to be incredibly mild on the skin and hair while still providing excellent detergency and foam.

Key features and benefits:

• Gentle Cleansing: Provides effective cleansing by lifting away dirt, oil, and impurities without stripping the skin or hair of its natural moisture.
• Rich, Stable Foam: Creates a luxurious, stable foam, enhancing the sensory experience of cleansing products.
• Skin and Hair Compatibility: Its mildness makes it suitable for sensitive skin and delicate hair, minimizing irritation and dryness.
• Biodegradable and Sustainable: Derived from a natural, renewable resource, aligning with eco-conscious formulation practices.
• Viscosity Enhancement: Can contribute to the viscosity of formulations, helping to achieve desired product textures.
• Water Soluble: Easily integrates into water-based systems, ensuring clear and stable formulations.
• Optimal pH Range: Works effectively within a pH range of 6.5-7.5, which is close to the natural pH of skin and tears, making it "tear-free" in some applications.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas

Grape Seed Surfactant is a highly versatile component, widely used in various personal care and household cleaning products where mildness, effective cleansing, and good foaming properties are desired.

• Oral Care Products:
  • Toothpastes: At a 1-3% concentration, it provides gentle foaming and cleansing action for effective oral hygiene without irritating sensitive gums.
  • Mouthwashes: Can be incorporated for mild cleansing and foam in rinse-off oral care solutions.
• Facial Cleansing and Makeup Removal:
  • Makeup Removers (Liquid/Lotion): Use at 3-6% in gentle makeup removers and cleansing lotions. It effectively dissolves and lifts makeup and impurities, leaving the skin clean and soft, suitable even for the delicate eye area.
  • Facial Cleansers (Gel/Foam): Formulate mild facial cleansing gels and foaming washes that cleanse thoroughly without causing dryness or tightness.
• Body and Hair Care Products:
  • Shower Gels and Body Washes: At 3-10%, it creates rich, luxurious lather for invigorating shower experiences that leave skin feeling clean and refreshed, not stripped.
  • Shampoos: Ideal for mild and conditioning shampoos at 3-10%. It gently cleanses hair and scalp, producing a satisfying lather while maintaining hair's natural moisture balance. Suitable for frequent use and for sensitive scalps.
  • Liquid Hand Soaps: Provides effective yet gentle hand cleansing, making it perfect for everyday use.
• Viscosity Enhancement in Formulations:
  • At a concentration of 0.5-9%, it can be used to boost the viscosity of various formulations, contributing to the desired texture and feel of the end product.
• Household Cleaning Products:
  • Dish Soaps: Its excellent detergency and mildness make it suitable for hand dishwashing liquids at 5-15%, effectively cutting grease while being gentle on hands.
  • General Purpose Cleaners: Can be included in mild household cleaners where good foaming and gentle cleaning are needed.
  • Baby Products: Its extreme mildness makes it an excellent choice for baby shampoos and washes, providing a tear-free and gentle cleansing experience.

Recommended Dosage: The optimal usage ranges from 3-15% based on testing for most personal care applications. Specific guidelines are: oral care (1-3%), makeup removers/facial cleansers (3-6%), shower gels/shampoos (3-10%), viscosity enhancement (0.5-9%), and household cleaning (5-15%). The overall recommended input in a finished product is 5-25%.

Cosmetic Recipe: "Soft Lather" Gentle Foaming Facial Cleanser

Create a mild, effective foaming facial cleanser that removes impurities without stripping the skin, featuring our Grape Seed Surfactant.

Instructions for Preparation:

1. Sanitization: Thoroughly sanitize all your equipment (beakers, stirring rods, cleanser bottles) with isopropyl alcohol and allow them to air dry completely.
2. Prepare Phase A (Aqueous Phase): In a clean beaker, combine distilled water and glycerin. Stir gently until fully mixed.
3. Prepare Phase B (Surfactant Phase): In a separate clean beaker, combine Grape Seed Surfactant and Coco-Glucoside. Mix thoroughly.
4. Combine Phases: Slowly add Phase B (surfactant blend) to Phase A (aqueous phase) while gently stirring. Avoid creating excessive foam at this stage. Continue stirring until the mixture is homogeneous and clear.
5. Add Phase C (Cool Down): Once the main mixture is uniform and at room temperature, add allantoin and the preservative. Stir well until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
6. Check and Adjust pH: Measure the pH of the finished cleanser. The target pH for a facial cleanser is typically between 5.0-6.0. If necessary, add very small amounts (drop by drop) of a diluted lactic acid solution while stirring, rechecking the pH after each addition, until the desired pH is reached.
7. Bottle: Carefully transfer the finished cleanser into a clean, sterile pump bottle or foaming dispenser.

Recommendations for Application and Use:

• Dosage: The 8% concentration of Grape Seed Surfactant provides excellent cleansing and foaming for a facial cleanser. You can adjust this within the recommended range (3-6% for facial cleansers, or up to 10% for body washes/shampoos) based on desired foam and mildness.
• Mixing: Always add surfactants slowly to the water phase to avoid excessive foaming during formulation.
• pH Adjustment: While Grape Seed Surfactant has a pH of 6.5-7.5, most facial cleansers benefit from a slightly more acidic pH (around 5.5) to align with skin's natural pH mantle. Adjusting with lactic acid is common.
• Storage: Store the finished cleanser in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight, to maintain its stability and efficacy. The preservative ensures microbial stability.
• Application: Dispense a small amount of cleanser into wet hands, lather, and gently massage onto damp face in circular motions. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. Use morning and night.
• For All Skin Types: This formulation is designed to be gentle enough for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
• Patch Test: Always perform a patch test on a small, inconspicuous area of skin (e.g., behind the ear or inner forearm) before full facial application, especially when trying a new product.