Home Care Academy

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Connecting material science and application know-how: Learn from our experts

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.

Fabric Care

Dish Care

Surface Care

[ VIDEO ►] 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. Learn from Dow’s step-by-step guide that will explain how to formulate a liquid laundry detergent that meets the needs of your customers.

Featured products

EcoSense™ NS 806 Surfactant

High performance nonionic surfactants that are biodegradable, low foaming with excellent wetting and emulsification.

ACUSOL™ 420N Polymer

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.

[ VIDEO ►] How do you control foam in powder laundry?

Developing a laundry powder detergent involves challenges related to foam control during the wash cycle. Learn how to select the optimal granulated antifoam depending on the surfactant system and type of washing cycle.

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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.

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.

[ VIDEO ►] How do you avoid redeposition in laundry detergents?

Laundry process is all about removing stains and freshening the garment, but there is always a risk of redeposition. Learn how to avoid redeposition in both powdered 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™ 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.

ACUSOL™ 460NK Polymer

A versatile dispersant based on a carboxylated polyelectrolyte copolymer for use in detergent formulations containing surfactants.

[ VIDEO ►] How do you enhance dishwashing and laundry formulations?

Laundry process is all about removing stains and freshening the garment, but there is always a risk of redeposition. Learn how to avoid redeposition in both powdered and liquid laundry detergents.

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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.

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[ VIDEO ►] How do you formulate high performance concentrated products?

Learn about our suggested formulations to concentrated products for the household line: clothes washers and surface cleaners. Check out how our technologies provide high performance and cleaning performance compared to market products.

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ACUSOL™ 823 Rheology Modifier TDS

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.

[ VIDEO ►] How do you reduce wrinkles in fabrics without the use of an iron?

With DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid, save time, effort and energy. Used in formulations for domestic and industrial applications, its spray technology makes it possible to reduce wrinkles in fabrics, replacing the use of an iron.

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DOWSIL™ OFX-5247 Fluid

An easy ironing additive, reducing wrinkles in fabrics and making our 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: Iron no more!

Save time, effort and energy. Discover a spray to unwrinkle fabrics.

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XIAMETER™ Products for Fabrics

Choose the best silicone fabric conditioning additive for your application.

Silicone Additives for Laundry

Outlines the features, benefits, applications and properties of foam control and softening agents.

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Dow Home Care Solutions

Learn more about the Home Care solutions offered by Dow.

[ VIDEO ►] How do you equip your hand dishwashing liquid with rich viscosity and make it gentler for the skin?

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.

Featured products

SupraCare™ 760 Additive

An non-ionic multi-functional and inherently ultimate biodegrable polymer

Acusol™ 823 ER Polymer

An anionic associative rheology modifier that contains hydrophobic groups

SupraCare™ 430 Additive

A multi-benefit additive for high suds detergents that boosts sensorial benefits during and after wash

[ VIDEO ►] How do you enhance dishwashing and laundry formulations?

Discover Dow’s new affordable solution for enhancing your dishwashing and laundry formulations. SupraCare™ 801 Polymer is a versatile technology with differentiated benefits and affordable cost to enhance your laundry and dishwashing detergent formulations.

Featured products

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.

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[ VIDEO ►] How do you combine antimicrobial and cleaning performance in hard surface cleaner concentrate?

A growing number of customers is demanding a surface cleaner that not only effortlessly removes even stubborn stains but also disinfects and removes germs. Developing such a concentrated cleaner brings some challenges related to product aesthetics, to compatibility in the monodose format and to performance. Learn how to combine antibacterial properties with excellent cleaning performance in hard surface cleaner applications.

Hard surface cleaner concentrate

Featured products

DOWANOL™ EPh Glycol Ether

Aromatic, slow-evaporating glycol ether that has a variety of uses, such as a solvent in printing inks, carrier solvent for textile dyes, coalescent for latex adhesives, and fixative for perfumes.

TERGITOL™ 15-S-9 Surfactant

Secondary alcohol ethoxylate, nonionic surfactant used in applications such as high-performance cleaners and agrochemicals. It is readily biodegradable, excellent wetting ability and non-APE based.

Hexyl CARBITOL™ Solvent

Slow evaporating solvent that partitions primarily into the polymer phase of a waterborne coating and reduces minimum filming temperature. This product is used in cleaners to remove greasy soils.