Description

Surfactants are among the most commonly used ingredients in many of the daily used personal care products such as foaming agents, solubilizing agents, dispersants, cleansers, emulsifiers, and conditioners. Sulfates such as sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate are the most common surfactants used in different personal care products, however, they can cause skin irritation. Legislative drive toward using non-toxic and non-polymeric ingredients are driving the opportunity for novel surfactants, which are gentle to the skin and the environment.

The High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various materials across industries. Some material technologies include light weight materials, bio–based materials, ceramics, smart materials, fibers, nanomaterials, responsive materials, polymers, woven and non woven materials, polymers and plastics and packaging materials.

The Materials and Coatings cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Keywords: Surfactants, surface active agents/ingredients, cosmetics, personal care, shampoo, bio-surfactants