Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate (SLL)

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Ingredients To Die For's Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is EcoCert.

Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is a natural, food grade, emulsifier derived from the sodium salt of lactic acid esterified with lauric acid.

Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate offers unsurpassed skin moisturization and a smooth feel on application. This is the emulsifier of choice for all of your natural products when you want top shelf performance. An excellent choice for your facial products and any products geared toward advanced moisturization. Unlike Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is a great foamer when your formulation is developed for that purpose.

Due to their sodium backbone the lactylates are able to penetrate the top layers of skin to offer:

• residual moisturization (moisture barrier)
• extended fragrance release
• enhanced delivery of actives

Some important product points to keep in mind when formulating with the lactylates.

• unlike stand alone emulsifiers there is / are no thickening properties
• unlike the more common surfactants they will not respond to sodium
• the lactylates are non-ionic

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SPECIFICATIONS

• 1.5 to 3.0% in emulsions ***
• 10.0 to 30% in surfactant systems
• add to the water phase *
• additional thickeners required
  • 2.0 to 3.0% fatty alcohol (cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, or cetearyl alcohol 30/70)

• co-emulsifiers recommended for optimal stability
  • 1.5 to 2.5% glyceryl stearate
  • 2.0 to 2.8% myristyl myristate
  • combine with equal Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate for optimal stability and elegance
• additional surfactants recommended for optimal foam (formulate for total 30.0 to 40.0 total actives)
  • 10.0 to 30.0% polyclucose lactylate blend
  • 10.0 to 30.0% decyl glucoside

APPLICATIONS

• shaving creams
• baby wash
• face wash
• laundry products
• fragrance sprays / pomades
• perfuming

NOTE:::  Employ adequate measures to avoid breathing in vapors during processing.

* This is a rough estimation as these materials are not traditional emulsifier / surfactants and the HLB system does not directly apply.
*** As with all surfactants. Avoid getting product into eyes when working with the pure surfactant. Read and understand the SDS before handling. Wash hands after handling.