Dow Home Care Academy
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Home care formulations which exceed customer expectations are key to your success. Would you like to surprise your customers with new benefits and outstanding performance?
Join our scientific experts in the laboratory
Our technical team will show you how to overcome common challenges and share tips and insights on how to get the most out of the Dow technologies. Whether you’re seeking a hand dishwashing formulation that is gentle to the skin, want to offer both antimicrobial and cleaning performance in your surface cleaner or looking for formulation guidance for your laundry detergent, watch Dow’s Home Care Academy to create formulations your customers desire with benefits your brand deserves.
How do you formulate regular liquid laundry detergent?
Demand for liquid laundry detergent is continuously growing. To formulate regular liquid laundry detergent, you need key good laboratory practices, your apparatus in place and the right ingredients.
How do you control foam in powder laundry?
Learn how to select the optimal granulated antifoam depending on the surfactant system and type of washing cycle.
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EcoSense™ NS 806 Surfactant
High performance nonionic surfactants that are biodegradable, low foaming with excellent wetting and emulsification.
ACUSOL™ 420N Poylmer
Low molecular weight acrylic acid, fully neutralized, polymer primarily used in auto-dish wash and laundry detergent.
VERSENEX™ 80 Chelating Agent
Chelant will be used in the presence of oxidizers such as peroxide or as a scale dissolver for cooling tower cleaning.
DOWSIL™ GP-4314 Powdered Antifoam
Powdered antifoam containing silicone antifoam compound used as in-wash foam control for laundry powder detergents.
XIAMETER™ APW-4253 Powdered Antifoam
Powdered antifoam developed to control the foam of powder laundry detergents during the washing process.
XIAMETER™ GP-4412 Powdered Antifoam
Powdered antifoam containing silicone antifoam compound.
XIAMETER™ APW-4248 Powdered Antifoam
Powdered antifoam containing silicone antifoam compound developed to control the foam of powder laundry detergents generated during the washing process.
How do you avoid redeposition in laundry detergents?
Learn how to avoid redeposition in both powder and liquid laundry detergents.
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ACUSOL™ 445N Polymer
A fully neutralized, liquid detergent polymer for a variety of laundry applications, providing excellent performance properties such as the inhibition of crystal growth and the dispersion of precipitates.
ACUSOL™ 497N Polymer
A copolymer of acrylic acid and maleic anhydride that provides excellent benefits to cleaning product formulations, including anti-precipitation, crystal distortion, and particle suspension (anti-deposition).
ACUSOL™ 460NK Polymer
A versatile dispersant based on a carboxylated polyelectrolyte copolymer for use in detergent formulations containing surfactants.
ACUSOL™ 588 Dispersant
A detergent polymer shows exceptional calcium polyphosphate dispersing properties in dishwashing detergent formulations and Gypsum Components.
ACUSOL™ 845 Polymer
Novel anti-graying polymeric technology suitable for liquid fabric wash products.
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SupraCare™ 801 Polymer
A non-cationic conditioning ingredient for dishwashing liquid and liquid detergent suitable for use with anionic, non-ionic and amphoteric surfactants.
SupraCare™ 801 Polymer TDS
Discover the features, benefits, applications and typical properties outlined in the technical data sheet.
How do you formulate high performance concentrated products?
Learn more about concentrated product formulations for household line of laundry and surface cleaners.
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ACUSOL™ 823 Polymer
Used in the formula of concentrated laundry washes as a thickener to maintain viscosity even after dilution.
ECOSURF™ EH-9 Surfactant
In surface cleaner’s formulation, it is used as a biodegradable surfactant, responsible for detergency, emulsification, and removal of dirt on surfaces.
How do you reduce wrinkles in fabrics without the use of an iron?
Learn how to save time, effort and energy with DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid, a release spray that reduce wrinkles in dry or wet fabrics.
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DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid
Explore a solution that is an easy ironing additive, reduces wrinkles in fabrics and makes lives much simpler.
DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid TDS
Discover the features, benefits, applications and typical properties outlined in the technical data sheet.
DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid SS
Learn how to save time, effort and energy with a spray that unwrinkles fabric.
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Do you have an application need? Choose the best silicone fabric conditioning additive.
Are you looking for a laundry additive? Check out our features, benefits and properties of foam control and softening agents.
What challenges are you looking to solve? Learn more about our home care solutions.
How do you equip your hand dishwashing liquid with rich viscosity?
High surfactant levels ensure performance but increase the risk of skin irritation. Learn how to formulate with less surfactants, reach the same mileage and viscosity and boost sensorial benefits both during and after wash.
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SupraCare™ 760 Additive
A non-ionic multi-functional and inherently ultimate biodegradable polymer.
ACUSOL™ 823 Polymer
A HASE anionic associative rheology modifier and stabilizer that contains hydrophobic groups which provide superior thickening and stabilization power and is especially effective in formulations having high electrolyte content.
SupraCare™ 430 Additive
Multi-benefit additive for high suds detergents designed to boost sensorial benefits and improving foam stability across products such as hand dishwashing liquids, high suds laundry powders and liquids as well as laundry bars.
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SupraCare™ 801 Polymer
A non-cationic conditioning ingredient for dishwashing liquid and liquid detergent suitable for use with anionic, non-ionic and amphoteric surfactants.
SupraCare™ 801 Polymer TDS
Discover the features, benefits, applications and typical properties outlined in the technical data sheet.
How do you combine antimicrobial and cleaning performance in hard surface cleaner concentrate?
See how Dow is developing solutions to address the growing number of customers demands for surface cleaners that not only effortlessly remove stubborn stains, but also disinfect and remove germs.
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ACUSOL™ 823 Polymer
Used in the formula of concentrated laundry washes as a thickener to maintain viscosity even after dilution.
ECOSURF™ EH-9 Surfactant
In surface cleaner’s formulation, it is used as a biodegradable surfactant, responsible for detergency, emulsification, and removal of dirt on surfaces.
Find out more home care formulation videos to surprise your customers with new benefits and outstanding performance.