Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- INCI Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- HII Features
- Product Benefits
- Calfoam® SLS-30 EF is a great cleanser/detergent and flash foamer for use in a wide range of personal care and HI&I formulations between pH 5-11. It is fully compatible with other anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. Calfoam® SLS-30 EF offers an excellent viscosity response with amides, betaines, and salts.
- Calfoam® SLS-30 EF is CleanGredients® Listed, which means it has been pre-approved by the U.S. EPA to meet the criteria of their Safer Choice Standard. This certification may streamline the approval process for EPA’s Safer Choice program, getting a formulator’s Safer Choice-labeled product to market faster.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Bath & Shower Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Product Applications
Calfoam® SLS-30 EF is an ideal surfactant choice for personal care and HI&I products that require rich lather, high flash foam and mild suds that are gentle and profuse. Calfoam® SLS-30 EF is perfect for bubble bath, shampoo, shower gel, skin cleanser, fabric care, dish wash, and car care products. Calfoam® SLS-30 EF can be used as an effective foaming agent. When compounded with foam stabilizers like Calamide® C, Calfoam® SLS-30 EF can produce dense and stable foam with great flash foam properties, perfect for use in aerosol and mechanically generated foam applications, such as shaving foam.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Colorless to yellow clear liquid (at 25°C)
- Miscible in
- Water
- Compatible with
- Anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Active Content 30 wt% - Unsulfated Material max. 1.2 wt% - Sodium Chloride max. 0.3 wt% - Color (at 50% Solution) max. 30 - Klett Viscosity (at 25°C) max. 500 cPs - Density 8.7 lbs/gal - pH (at 10% Solution) 8 - - Foam Height (at 1% Active Solution, 5 Minutes) 143 mm - Foam Height (at 1% Active Solution, Initial) 147 mm - Freeze Point 52 °F -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Supplied by
- Packaging Information
Calfoam® SLS-30 EF is available in 450 lb. poly. drums, 2300 lb. poly. totes and bulk quantities.
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Storage and Handling Information
Store product at temperatures between 61 and 100oF, avoid excessive heat. Do not store with strong oxidizing agents. Employ normal safety precautions (i.e., gloves and safety goggles) when handling Calfoam® SLS-30 EF. Wash thoroughly after handling. Do not get in eyes, avoid skin and clothing contact. Spilled material is slippery on wet and hard surfaces.