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Surfactants

Glossary

Cleaning-active or Surface-active compounds. They are divided into anionic, non-ionic, amphoteric and cationic surfactants.
In addition to being mostly applied as detergents (wash lotions, shampoos), they are, in combination with disinfection agents, mainly used in products for surface and instrument disinfection.

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