Personal Care
StarChem LLC has been producing specialty chemicals for over 50 years. In that time we have developed production technologies for an array of chemistries and formulated products. These products can be used in a variety of markets and applications. Please see our list of unique products and technologies for your chemical solutions.
Chemical
| Applications | StarChem Chemistries |
|---|---|
| StarChem Chemistries | Buffers, alkali, scours, wetters, and cleaners |
| Softeners and Lotions | Organosiloxanes, fatty quatemary ammonium compounds (quats), and fatty esters |
| Wetter and Foamers | Dioctysulfosuccinates, amine oxides, nonionic surfactant blends |
Product Offerings
Amphoteric Surfactants
| Chemistries | StarChem Product | Chemical Name | Physical State | Activity % | pH | Special Properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betaines | StarSurf™ CAPB | Cocamidopropyl betaine | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Effcient viscosity builder & wetter. Offers lower sensitivity. Suitable for sulfate free formulations. |
| StarSurf™ CAPB 40 | Cocamidopropyl betaine | Liquid | 40 | 7-8 | Antistatic agent, foamer or foam booster, and viscosity builder | |
| StarSurf™ H-CAPB | Cocamidopropyl betaine | Liquid | 37 | 6-8 | Hydrogenated Cocamidopropyl betaine. Suitable for sulfate free formulations. | |
| Amine Oxides | StarSurf™ CAP0x | Cocamidopropylamine oxide | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Excellent foam booster and detergent |
| StarSurf™ LMAP0x | Lauryl-myristyl amidopropylamine oxide | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Offers excellent bleach stability and is a viscosity builder | |
| StarSurf™ L0x | Laurylamine oxide | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Excellent bleach stable foamer | |
| StarSurf™ MOx-1480 | Myristamine oxide | Liquid | 30 | 6.5-8 | Foamer or foam booster, viscosity builder and primary or secondary emulsifier | |
| Hydroxysultaines | StarSurf™ CAPHS | Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine | Liquid | 44 | 6-8 | Alkaline stable foaming agent. Suitable for sulfate free formulations. |
| StarSurf™ CAPHS 50 | Lauramidopropyl hydroxysultaine | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Alkaline stable foaming agent. Suitable for sulfate free formulations. | |
| StarSurf™ LAPHS | Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Alkaline stable foaming agent. Suitable for sulfate free formulations. |
Surfactants (Specialties)
| Chemistries | StarChem Product | Chemical Name | Physical State | Activity % | pH | Special Properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amides | StarSurf™ CDEA 11 | Cocamide DEA (diethanolamide) | Liquid | 100 | 9-10 | Efficient foamer and rheology modifier |
| StarSurf™ CMEA 11 | Cocamide MEA (monoethanolamide) | Liquid | 100 | 9-10 | Efficient foamer and rheology modifier |
Cationics
| Chemistries | StarChem Product | Chemical Name | Physical State | Activity % | pH | Special Properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADBAC Quats | StarQuat™ CETAC 30 | cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride | Liquid | 30 | 6-8 | Cationic emulsifier used as a conditioner in, hair styling aids, creams and lotions to provide conditioning and softening |
| StarQuat™ LBAC 80ET0H | C12-14alkyl-benzylammonium chloride | Liquid | 80 | 6-8 | Efficient water soluble cationic surfactant. Solvent ethand and water | |
| StarQuat™ T-80 | C12-14alkyl-benzylammonium chloride | Liquid | 80 | 6-8 | Water free cationic surfactant |
Other Chemistries
| StarChem Product | Chemical Name | Physical State | Activity % | pH | Special Properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarChem® EU-40 | 2-Imidazolidone | Liquid | 40 | 5-7 | scavenging agent to reduce the free formaldehyde in phenolic, melamine, glyoxal and urea formaldehyde resin systems for personal care applications |
| StarTex™ 1696 | Sodium EDTA | Liquid | 60 | 10-12.5 | General purpose sequestering agent for calcium, copper, iron and magnesium hard water conditions |