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Formula Focus: Sulfate-free Gel Soap

clear gel hand soap being pumped into hand
Image by Anatoly Repin at Adobe Stock

This soap formula from Aqia Quimica Inovativa creates a sulfate-free gel to meet today's consumer concerns over given ingredients. It features the company's Soft.Care MLMG (INCI: Malitol Laurate (and) Maltooligosyl Glucoside (and) Water (Aqua)) gentle and dermo-compatible surfactant.

Per the company (through Google Translate), the mild surfactant is obtained from maltitol glucosides and fatty acids from natural sources. It is designed to:

  • improve formulation viscosity, foam formation and stability; and
  • provide effective cleaning with a feeling of hydration.

Aqia Quimica Inovativa formula IFSCC 2024Click to enlarge; image taken during Aqia Quimica Inovativa's IFSCC 2024 formulation workshopAqia Quimica Inovativa

Editor's note: The products highlighted in our Formula Focus series are chosen at the editor's discretion and demonstrate key ingredients used by the given supplier to create it.

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