What is a surfactant?
A surfactant or surface active agent is a substance that, when dissolved in water, gives a product the ability to remove dirt from surfaces such as the human skin, textiles, and other solids. In more technical terms: they enable the cleaning solution to fully wet the surface being cleaned so that dirt can be readily loosened and removed. they clean greasy, oily, particulate-, protein-, and carbohydrate-based stains. they are instrumental in removing dirt and in keeping them emulsified, suspended, and dispersed so they don’t settle back onto the surface being cleaned.
A surfactant or surface active agent is a substance that, when dissolved in water, gives a product the ability to remove dirt from surfaces such as the human skin, textiles, and other solids. In more technical terms they (1) enable the cleaning solution to fully wet the surface being cleaned so that dirt can be readily loosened and removed; (2) they clean greasy, oily, particulate-, protein-, and carbohydrate-based stains; (3) they are instrumental in removing dirt and in keeping them emulsified, suspended, and dispersed so they don’t settle back onto the surface being cleaned.
