Alkyl Polyglucoside (APG) is a standout ingredient for household cleaners, proven to be non-irritating to skin according to OECD 404 tests and readily biodegradable (>98%), ensuring it breaks down safely after use.

It maintains strong cleaning and emulsifying power even in hot or hard water conditions, effectively tackling grease and grime in dishes, laundry, and surfaces, making it a truly non-toxic and effective choice for everyday cleaning.

Non-Toxic

Biodegradability

According to the OECD 301D test method, APG can decompose rapidly in the environment, and its final products are carbon dioxide and water, which will not accumulate in nature nor cause long-term toxicity to aquatic organisms.

This is in sharp contrast to traditional petroleum-based surfactants, which degrade slowly and may produce harmful intermediate products such as 1,4-dioxane, posing a potential threat to ecosystems.

This nearly complete degradability of APG ensures that the entire journey from the sewer in your home to rivers, lakes and seas in nature is safe and harmless.

Skin Gentleness

Results of skin irritation test (OECD 404) show that APG does not cause significant damage to the skin barrier.

Specifically, in the test, common surfactants SLS and SLES significantly increase transepidermal water loss (TEWL), which is a sign of damaged skin barrier leading to dryness and irritation;

At the same concentration, however, APG hardly causes such adverse reactions. This gentleness makes APG particularly suitable for cleaning products that require frequent hand contact, such as hand dishwashing liquid and laundry detergent, effectively protecting the skin health of family members.

Raw Materials and Production

It is derived from natural, renewable plant resources (glucose and fatty alcohols), avoiding the risk of impurities such as heavy metals and aromatic hydrocarbons that may be brought by petrochemical raw materials from the starting point.

This is reflected in a series of high-end international certifications obtained by APG:

• COSMOS & NATRUE:      Internationally recognized natural cosmetic standards with extremely      stringent requirements on raw material sources, production processes and      environmental footprint. APG's acquisition of this certification proves      its full-chain naturalness and safety.

• Halal: Complies with Islamic      law, meeting the religious needs of specific consumer groups for pure and      harmless ingredients.

• RSPO: Ensures that the palm      oil required for production comes from sustainably managed plantations,      avoiding "toxicity" to ecosystems caused by deforestation for      reclamation.

• REACH: Has completed the EU's      strict Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of      Chemicals regulations, ensuring its safe use in the entire EU market.

Comparison with traditional surfactants:

Effective

Stability

Experimental data show that under high salinity (NaCl) and high temperature conditions, the emulsifying effect of many surfactants will decrease significantly, but the interfacial activity of APG not only remains stable, but even performs better when the temperature or salinity is appropriately increased.

This characteristic enables APG to effectively emulsify and decompose stains when cleaning hot water oil stains or in hard water environments, ensuring that the cleaning effect is not compromised.

Stain Removal Effect

Tests have shown that under suitable formulation conditions, APG can form a stable emulsification system, effectively dispersing and stabilizing oil stains in water, thereby significantly reducing the risk of secondary deposition of dirt on object surfaces. This enables APG to exhibit outstanding and consistent cleaning performance when dealing with various common oily stains.Foaming Performance

The foaming performance of APG has an "intelligent" feature — products with different alkyl chain lengths have their own advantages.

Studies have found that APG products with an alkyl chain length of about 10 have the best foaming performance, capable of rapidly generating rich and stable foam.

This characteristic is particularly suitable for cleaning scenarios that require rich foam, such as hand dishwashing and personal care products, which can significantly enhance the pleasure during use.

The high efficiency of APG is also reflected in its excellent synergistic enhancement ability. In cleaning formulations, the combined use of APG with other surfactants can produce a "1+1>2" effect:

• Enhanced stain removal power:      When compounded with anionic surfactants (e.g., LAS, AES) or zwitterionic      surfactants (e.g., betaine CAB), the overall stain removal effect is      significantly improved

• Reduced irritation: APG can      neutralize the potential irritation of other surfactants, making the      formulation milder

• Simplified formulation: APG      itself has multiple functions such as cleaning, foaming and foam      stabilization, which can reduce the use of auxiliary additives

High-efficiency performance of APG in different cleaning scenarios:

Multifunctional Integration

Unlike traditional surfactants that require the addition of multiple additives to achieve complete functions, a single type of APG can meet multiple requirements such as cleaning, emulsification and foaming at the same time.

This integrated characteristic not only improves the efficiency of the formulation, but also reduces the product cost, making high-efficiency cleaning solutions more economical and practical.

From the perspective of practical application effects, APG can effectively deal with various common household stains, including oil, protein stains and particulate dirt.

The hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups in its molecular structure work synergistically to quickly penetrate and break down the binding force between stains and object surfaces, achieving a fast-acting cleaning effect.

Sustained Action

Since APG molecules can prevent the redeposition of stains, the cleaned surface is less likely to be contaminated again, which means the cleaning effect can last longer.

For home environments that require regular cleaning, this durability significantly improves the overall cleaning efficiency and reduces the workload of repeated cleaning.

Common Application Scenarios

Kitchen Cleaning

Whether it is hand dishwashing liquid or fruit and vegetable cleaning agent, APG's ultimate gentleness and high-efficiency oil removal ability are perfectly combined.

Its molecules can effectively emulsify and decompose oil, while not excessively depriving the sebum of hand skin, solving the pain point of traditional dish soap "damaging hands".

For heavy oil stain areas such as stoves and range hoods, APG's emulsifying performance that remains stable at high temperatures ensures the cleaning effect.

Laundry

APG has revolutionized laundry detergent formulations, especially for intimate clothing, infant clothing and clothing for people with sensitive skin that need to be hand-washed.

Its mild characteristics significantly reduce potential irritation to the skin.

At the same time, APG's excellent hard water resistance means that even in areas with hard water quality, it can work effectively, preventing scale deposition from causing clothes to turn gray and hard, and keeping washed clothes soft and bright.

Hard Surface Cleaning

Cleaning of floors, tiles, countertops, glass and even car interiors. In these applications, APG can not only effectively remove stains, but its characteristic of preventing stain redeposition is particularly crucial.

This means that after cleaning, dirt particles are effectively dispersed in water and carried away, rather than reattaching to clean surfaces, thus keeping floors, countertops, etc. clean and bright for a longer time.

The biodegradable nature of APG also makes the rinsed wastewater more environmentally friendly.

How APG adapts to different home scenarios: