Mission

Our mission is “to strive for the wholehearted satisfaction

and enrichment of the lives of people globally” through the
Company’s core domain of value added chemicals.

Fully committed to this mission, all members of the Kao

®
Group work together with passion to provide products of
excellent value created from customer’s perspective. In so
doing, we “share joy with the customer”. AKYPO
Vision Personal Care
We aim to be “a global group of companies that is closest to
the customer in each market”, earning the respect and trust
of all stakeholders and contributing to the sustainable
development of society.

Kao Chemicals Europe

www.kaochemicals-eu.com

Kao Corporation, S.A.

Puig dels Tudons, 10
E-08210 Barberà del Vallès
(Barcelona) Spain
Tel: +34 93 7399-300
Fax: +34 93 7399-377
e-mail: sales@kao.es

Kao Chemicals GmbH

Kupferstrasse 1
D-46446 Emmerich, Germany
Tel: +49(0)2822711-0
Fax: +49(0)2822 711-201
e-mail: sales@kaochemicals.de

Our Chemicals, Your Business The technology of KAO’s surfactants applied to Personal Care
 AKYPO®: chemistry & range
Hair Colour Protection
Alkyl Ether Carboxylic acids (AEC) and their salts are anionic surfactants with multifunctional and
Shampoo for % Matter
outstanding properties for Personal Care products. They are produced by Kao Chemicals Europe C-162
Coloured Hair C-151
SLES Free
and commercialised under the trade name AKYPO .
®
®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40 - 15.0
Conditioning Shampoo Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
BETADET S-20 - 9.0
The products included in the AKYPO range differ from each other in the degree of ethoxylation
®
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
®
EMAL 270D
and in the alkyl chain length. For cosmetic applications, vegetable-origin fatty alcohols are used, 8.6 -
Conditioning %
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
mainly coconut alkyl chain (C12/14), because of the high foaming properties required for cleansing
®
BETADET THC-2
Shampoo C-169
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
7.5 -
products.
®
EMAL 270D 15.9 ®
DANOX PL-10 4.0 4.0
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
®
Pearlizing agent
BETADET THC-2 4.0 ®
AKYPO RLM 100
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate 3.3 -
®
Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid
AKYPO RLM 45CA
Chemical Structure
®
1.74 AMIDET APA-22
Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid 2.0 1.5
Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine
PEG-150 Distearate 0.75 Cationic Amino Quaternized
1.0 1.0
Hydroxypropyl Guar Silicone Terpolymer
0.3
Trimonium Chloride PEG-150 Distearate - 0.4
*
Additives q.s.
Carbomer - 0.3
Deionised Water Up to 100
Polyquaternium-10 0.2 0.15
*
Additives q.s. q.s.

Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

Bath Products
Shower Cream %
Cold Process (10% oil) C-177
®
EMAL 270D 14.3
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
®
BETADET HR 10.0
Cationic Oxygen Carbon Hydrogen
Body Shampoo % Matter Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Moisturising C-096 Clear Pearled ®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40
® 4.8
EMAL 270D 12.0 12.0
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
Sodium Laureth Sulfate EMANON EV-E 3.5
® ®

AKYPO AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC

Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
3.0 3.0 Glycereth-7 Caprylate/Caprate

GLC 99% 3.0

BETADET HR 5.0 5.0
Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sunflower Oil 10.0

RANGE INCI Name EO Alkyl Chain Appearance Active Matter BETADET S-20
®
Guar Hydroxypropyl
(20ºC) (%) 3.0 3.0 0.5
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine Trimonium Chloride
®
LEVENOL H&B 2.0 2.0 Xanthan Gum 0.2
FOAM RL 40 Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate 4 C12 Paste 60 Glycereth-2 Cocoate
® *
AMIDET N Additives q.s.
1.0 1.0
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
RLM 45 CA Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid 4.5 C12/C14 Liquid 92 ®
Deionised Water Up to 100
DANOX PL-10 - 3.0
AKYPO®

Pearlizing agent
RLM 45 N Sodium Laureth-6 Carboxylate 4.5 C12/C14 Paste 82 *
Formulations with AKYPO offer truly noticeable
®
Additives q.s. q.s.

SOFT 45 HP Sodium Laureth-6 Carboxylate 4.5 C12/C14 Liquid 22 Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100 consumer benefits. In a basic shampoo formula,
*
AKYPO provides excellent wet hair detangling and
Additives : Perfum, dyes, preservatives, etc. ®
RLM 100 Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid 10 C12/C14 Liquid 90
xxrinse-off. In addition, AKYPO® offers creamy foam
combing force, and imparts smoothness during
SOFT 100 BVC Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate 10 C12/C14 Liquid 70
and rinses out well, with a soft-skin feel in cream shower gel products with high oil content.

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 AKYPO® applications Key concepts

Formulations have evolved over the past few decades from simple cleansing and foaming bases to Surfactants from the AKYPO range have been used in Personal Care products for many years
®

fairly sophisticated systems containing a variety of surfactants combined with one or more because of their mildness to skin and eyes, good ecotoxicity properties, and excellent compatibility
additives, and such products are moreover expected to provide extra benefits such as conditioning, with all kinds of surfactants – including cationic-type surfactants and specific additives such as
a soft and shiny feel, etc. AKYPO plays an important role in providing many of these benefits. cationic polymers in shampoos and bath gels.
®

The ability of AKYPO to enhance coacervate formation offers fine-control deposition of cationic
®

Mild & Baby Products Baby Shampoo

% Matter
C-126 C-129 polymers, hydrophobic materials and other active ingredients, improving some important
SLES Free Basic
BETADET HR
®
properties such as soft feel, manageability, and conditioning, without forgoing other attributes. The
17.0 -
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
capacity of AKYPO to promote coacervate formation allows optimum polymer performance with
®
®
EMAL 270D - 14.3
Sodium Laureth Sulfate the best cost/effectiveness ratio.
®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40 8.0 -
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC - 5.7
Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
AMIDET N 3.8 2.1
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
®
LEVENOL H&B - 2.0
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
QUARTAMIN BTC-131
®
- 0.4 Mildness Improving Agent
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride
*
Additives q.s. q.s.

Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

Hair & Skin Conditioning
The difficult balance between foam ability and mildness can be achieved by using AKYPO , and a
®

wide range of mild products such as baby shampoos, liquid soaps for dry and sensitive skin, Hair Color Protection
shampoo for professional uses, intimate hygiene products, etc. can be formulated. When SLES is
replaced by AKYPO FOAM RL40, it is possible to obtain a very mild bath gel with high volume and
®

pleasant foam compared to other sulfate free market products.

Properties Foam & Lather Booster

Professional % Matter

Shampoo C-171
C-180
Anti-dandruff Solubilizer & Co-emulsifier
®
% EMAL 270D
Intimate Hygiene C-185 Sodium Laureth Sulfate
17.0 9.5
® ®
AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC AKYPO FOAM RL 40
Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
5.0
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
- 5.0
Influence on the Viscosity
EMAL 270D 3.0 BETADET THC-2 - 5.0
Sodium Laureth Sulfate Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
® ®
AMIDET N AKYPO RLM 100
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
3.0
Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid
®
2.7 -
Green Product
Camomile Extract 0.25 AMIDET A 15 2.0 -
Trideceth-2 Carboxamide MEA
NaCl 2.0
Trikenol TM Botanical Complex - 0.5
*
Additives q.s.
NaOH (50% solution) 0.3 -
Alkyl Ether Carboxylates, especially AKYPO FOAM RL40, are a good choice in the preparation of
Deionised Water Up to 100 ®
EDTA.Na4 - 0.1

Additives
*
q.s. q.s. sulfate-free products, because they offer an excellent balance between foam and mildness
properties. In shampoos, AKYPO protects the color of dyed hair, reducing color fading that occurs
®
Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

during the washing process.

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 AKYPO® properties
products enhance coacervate formation, affording
®
AKYPO
Ocular Irritation higher deposition on skin and hair of polymers and
SLS RBC Test
Mildness Hair & Skin Condition
35
30 SLES hydrophobic raw materials such as oils and silicones.
Irr itant

Surfactant itself
If is included in the
®
xxxxxxxxx
AKYPO
MIOI Value

25
20 CAPB ® ®
AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC AKYPO RLM 45 CA surfactant base, polymer
Non Slightly Moderately

15 CADA ®
AKYPO ® FOAM RL40
10
®
AKYPO® RLM 100 AKYPO® RLM 45N
® concentration can be reduced,
AKYPO® SOFT 100 BVC
5
® maintaining performance and AKYPO®
0 AKYPO® SOFT 45 HP Optimizing Coacervate Formation

The great majority of consumers look for optimizing the cost. These
®
AKYPO® FOAM RL 40 Smoothness
mildness in their cleansing products as well coacervates are also regarded as Conditioning

Skin Irritation as a special foam profile for good product potential vehicles for delivering Deposition
600 SLS Film forming
Zein Test
Moder ately Irritant
Zein Value (mg N/ 100 mL)

acceptance. are the mildest particles dispersed in cleanser base

®
500
AKYPO Volume up
Compatibility
Surfactant itself
400
surfactants among those used in personal onto the hair or skin surface, for Combability

care cleansers and it is well known that instance anti-dandruff agents such
®
SLES AKYPO range, a new approach to coacervation technology
100
Slightly

300
LSS
are able to reduce the irritation as zinc pyrithione.
®
200 CAPB AKYPO
AKYPO® SOFT 100 BVC
Further information is available in the leaflet:
®
level of more aggressive surfactants, such
No n

100 AKYPO FOAM RL40 90

AKYPO® Optimizing Coacervate Formation
0 as Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES). 80 81

% Colour Retention
77 78 77
80 75 74

AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC is the mildest AEC. It

®

70 Hair Color Protection

is a very effective solubiliser for hydrophobic
materials and has the best ®
60 AKYPO® RLM 100
cost/performance ratio. AKYPO FOAM RL 40
®
®
AKYPO® SOFT 100 BVC
is a good choice when foam and viscosity
50
are important while maintaining mild SLS SLES EC-5 EC-6 EC-11 AOS LSS
Once the hair has been dyed, a
properties. This product is highly EC-5: AKYPO® FOAM RL 40
EC-6: AKYPO® RLM 45 CA basic need is care to counteract
concentrated, preservative-free, mild, has a
positive influence on viscosity and boosts
Foam & Viscosity EC-11: AKYPO® RLM 100
the effects of solar exposure and
® ®
xx offers excellent performance in
the use of hair care products. AKYPO , especially AKYPO RLM 100,
rapid foaming with good lathering. AKYPO® FOAM RL 40
®

preventing color loss in dyed hair when compared to other anionic surfactants.

Foamability Thickenability
Sulfate Free Nowadays, the market demands sulfate-free formulations to afford truly
Viscosity Brookfield LVT, 20ºC (cPs)

by SITA foam tester SLES/ Foam Booster (5:1) SLES/Foam Booster (3:1; 15 % a.m.)
25000
300
mild products addressed to sensitive skin. AKYPO can be used as the
®
®
AKYPO® FOAM RL 40
250 20000 main surfactant combined with amphoteric and non-ionic surfactants to
Foam Volume (mL)

200
15000 xxxxxx (SLES) without forgoing other important
replace Sodium Laureth Sulfate
AKYPO® FOAM RL 40
150
properties such as foam. AKYPO FOAM RL 40 is the best option due to its
®
CAPB
10000
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
100 properties and good cost/performance ratio.
SLES
50 Cocamide DEA
5000
SLES
AKYPO® FOAM RL 40
0 0 Abbreviations
SLS: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate CAPB: Cocamidopropyl Betaine
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
SLES: Sodium Laureth Sulfate CADA: Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
Time (sec) NaCl (%)
AOS: α- Olefin Sulfonate LSS: Sodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate

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 AKYPO® applications Key concepts

Formulations have evolved over the past few decades from simple cleansing and foaming bases to Surfactants from the AKYPO range have been used in Personal Care products for many years
®

fairly sophisticated systems containing a variety of surfactants combined with one or more because of their mildness to skin and eyes, good ecotoxicity properties, and excellent compatibility
additives, and such products are moreover expected to provide extra benefits such as conditioning, with all kinds of surfactants – including cationic-type surfactants and specific additives such as
a soft and shiny feel, etc. AKYPO plays an important role in providing many of these benefits. cationic polymers in shampoos and bath gels.
®

The ability of AKYPO to enhance coacervate formation offers fine-control deposition of cationic
®

Mild & Baby Products Baby Shampoo

% Matter
C-126 C-129 polymers, hydrophobic materials and other active ingredients, improving some important
SLES Free Basic
BETADET HR
®
properties such as soft feel, manageability, and conditioning, without forgoing other attributes. The
17.0 -
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
capacity of AKYPO to promote coacervate formation allows optimum polymer performance with
®
®
EMAL 270D - 14.3
Sodium Laureth Sulfate the best cost/effectiveness ratio.
®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40 8.0 -
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC - 5.7
Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
AMIDET N 3.8 2.1
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
®
LEVENOL H&B - 2.0
Glycereth-2 Cocoate
QUARTAMIN BTC-131
®
- 0.4 Mildness Improving Agent
Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride
*
Additives q.s. q.s.

Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

Hair & Skin Conditioning
The difficult balance between foam ability and mildness can be achieved by using AKYPO , and a
®

wide range of mild products such as baby shampoos, liquid soaps for dry and sensitive skin, Hair Color Protection
shampoo for professional uses, intimate hygiene products, etc. can be formulated. When SLES is
replaced by AKYPO FOAM RL40, it is possible to obtain a very mild bath gel with high volume and
®

pleasant foam compared to other sulfate free market products.

Properties Foam & Lather Booster

Professional % Matter

Shampoo C-171
C-180
Anti-dandruff Solubilizer & Co-emulsifier
®
% EMAL 270D
Intimate Hygiene C-185 Sodium Laureth Sulfate
17.0 9.5
® ®
AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC AKYPO FOAM RL 40
Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
5.0
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
- 5.0
Influence on the Viscosity
EMAL 270D 3.0 BETADET THC-2 - 5.0
Sodium Laureth Sulfate Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
® ®
AMIDET N AKYPO RLM 100
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
3.0
Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid
®
2.7 -
Green Product
Camomile Extract 0.25 AMIDET A 15 2.0 -
Trideceth-2 Carboxamide MEA
NaCl 2.0
Trikenol TM Botanical Complex - 0.5
*
Additives q.s.
NaOH (50% solution) 0.3 -
Alkyl Ether Carboxylates, especially AKYPO FOAM RL40, are a good choice in the preparation of
Deionised Water Up to 100 ®
EDTA.Na4 - 0.1

Additives
*
q.s. q.s. sulfate-free products, because they offer an excellent balance between foam and mildness
properties. In shampoos, AKYPO protects the color of dyed hair, reducing color fading that occurs
®
Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

during the washing process.

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 AKYPO®: chemistry & range
Hair Colour Protection
Alkyl Ether Carboxylic acids (AEC) and their salts are anionic surfactants with multifunctional and
Shampoo for % Matter
outstanding properties for Personal Care products. They are produced by Kao Chemicals Europe
Coloured Hair C-151 C-162
and commercialised under the trade name AKYPO .
® ®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40 - 15.0
Conditioning Shampoo Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
BETADET S-20
®
- 9.0
The products included in the AKYPO range differ from each other in the degree of ethoxylation
®
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
®
EMAL 270D 8.6 -
and in the alkyl chain length. For cosmetic applications, vegetable-origin fatty alcohols are used, Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Conditioning % ®
mainly coconut alkyl chain (C12/14), because of the high foaming properties required for cleansing Shampoo C-169
BETADET THC-2 7.5 -
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
products.
® ®
EMAL 270D 15.9 DANOX PL-10
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
4.0 4.0
Pearlizing agent
® ®
BETADET THC-2 4.0 AKYPO RLM 100
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
3.3 -
Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid
®
AKYPO RLM 45CA ®

Chemical Structure 1.74 AMIDET APA-22 2.0 1.5

Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine
PEG-150 Distearate 0.75 Cationic Amino Quaternized
1.0 1.0
Silicone Terpolymer
Hydroxypropyl Guar 0.3
Trimonium Chloride PEG-150 Distearate - 0.4
*
Additives q.s. Carbomer - 0.3
Deionised Water Up to 100 Polyquaternium-10 0.2 0.15
*
Additives q.s. q.s.

Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100

Bath Products
Shower Cream %
Cold Process (10% oil) C-177
®
EMAL 270D 14.3
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
®
BETADET HR 10.0
Cationic Oxygen Carbon Hydrogen
Body Shampoo % Matter Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Moisturising C-096 Clear Pearled ®
AKYPO FOAM RL 40
® 4.8
EMAL 270D 12.0 12.0
Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate
®
Sodium Laureth Sulfate EMANON EV-E 3.5
® ®

AKYPO AKYPO SOFT 100 BVC

Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate
®
3.0 3.0 Glycereth-7 Caprylate/Caprate

GLC 99% 3.0

BETADET HR 5.0 5.0
Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sunflower Oil 10.0

RANGE INCI Name EO Alkyl Chain Appearance Active Matter BETADET S-20
®
Guar Hydroxypropyl
(20ºC) (%) 3.0 3.0 0.5
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine Trimonium Chloride
®
LEVENOL H&B 2.0 2.0 Xanthan Gum 0.2
FOAM RL 40 Sodium Laureth-5 Carboxylate 4 C12 Paste 60 Glycereth-2 Cocoate
® *
AMIDET N Additives q.s.
1.0 1.0
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
RLM 45 CA Laureth-6 Carboxylic Acid 4.5 C12/C14 Liquid 92 ®
Deionised Water Up to 100
DANOX PL-10 - 3.0
AKYPO®

Pearlizing agent
RLM 45 N Sodium Laureth-6 Carboxylate 4.5 C12/C14 Paste 82 *
Formulations with AKYPO offer truly noticeable
®
Additives q.s. q.s.

SOFT 45 HP Sodium Laureth-6 Carboxylate 4.5 C12/C14 Liquid 22 Deionised Water Up to 100 Up to 100 consumer benefits. In a basic shampoo formula,
*
AKYPO provides excellent wet hair detangling and
Additives : Perfum, dyes, preservatives, etc. ®
RLM 100 Laureth-11 Carboxylic Acid 10 C12/C14 Liquid 90
xxrinse-off. In addition, AKYPO® offers creamy foam
combing force, and imparts smoothness during
SOFT 100 BVC Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate 10 C12/C14 Liquid 70
and rinses out well, with a soft-skin feel in cream shower gel products with high oil content.

7
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 Mission
Our mission is “to strive for the wholehearted satisfaction
and enrichment of the lives of people globally” through the
Company’s core domain of value added chemicals.

Fully committed to this mission, all members of the Kao

®
Group work together with passion to provide products of
excellent value created from customer’s perspective. In so
doing, we “share joy with the customer”. AKYPO
Vision Personal Care
We aim to be “a global group of companies that is closest to
the customer in each market”, earning the respect and trust
of all stakeholders and contributing to the sustainable
development of society.

Kao Chemicals Europe

www.kaochemicals-eu.com

Kao Corporation, S.A.

Puig dels Tudons, 10
E-08210 Barberà del Vallès
(Barcelona) Spain
Tel: +34 93 7399-300
Fax: +34 93 7399-377
e-mail: sales@kao.es

Kao Chemicals GmbH

Kupferstrasse 1
D-46446 Emmerich, Germany
Tel: +49(0)2822711-0
Fax: +49(0)2822 711-201
e-mail: sales@kaochemicals.de

Our Chemicals, Your Business The technology of KAO’s surfactants applied to Personal Care