Name: NEXOVANT
Brand: NEXOVANT
SKU: NEXOVANT-F-PRO
Availability: PreOrder

Bio-based surfactants

A bio-based amine oxide surfactant and a proven 1:1 drop-in for conventional amine-oxide surfactants: no reformulation required. Two grades: F Pro (performance-optimised) and F Eco (sustainability/sourcing-optimised). Made from ≥85 % renewable building blocks. F Eco: EU-sourced feedstocks, palm-free. Actual new molecules from renewable building blocks, not mass-balance.

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NEXOVANT

F Pro

Performance-optimised

≥85 % bio

NEXOVANT

F Eco

Sustainability/sourcing-optimised

≥85 % bio

Performance

Performance highlights

NEXOVANT F Pro's own measured properties under neutral test methods.

Low surface tension (30.9 mN/m at 1 g/L, EN 14370)

Low CMC: 33 mg/L (F Pro) vs 73 mg/L for the C12-C14 amine oxide benchmark, measured by BASF SE

High, stable foam (800 mL real foam, 2 g/L, EN-12728-like conditions), 2× higher foam stability vs. conventional amine oxide

~2× faster wetting vs. conventional amine oxide

Very low interfacial tension water/olive oil (0.69 mN/m)

F Eco: readily biodegradable (74.7 % ThCO₂, OECD 301B, GLP); F Pro under final assessment

Algae EC50 (OECD 201, 72 h): F Eco 11.9 mg/L, F Pro 1.49 mg/L, benchmark 0.47 mg/L

Daphnia magna EC50 (OECD 202, 48 h): F Eco 42.9 mg/L, F Pro >5 mg/L, benchmark 2.4 mg/L · reports in finalisation

CLP: F Pro Eye Dam. 1 (H318), Aquatic Acute 2 (H401) · F Eco Skin Corr. 1B/1C (H314), Skin Sens. 1 (H317), Eye Dam. 1 (H318)

Confirmed non-mutagenic (OECD 471, GLP)

F Pro: non-corrosive under OECD 431 (GLP), but at least skin irritant under OECD 439

>308 days emulsion stability (ongoing test)

Key benefits

Better formulations, smaller footprint.

Low CMC (33 mg/L, third-party measured)

Superior cleaning efficacy

Aquatic profile stated per grade (OECD 201 / 202)

High foam stability

Fast wetting

Drop-in 1:1

Regulatory

REACH & studies

REACH dossier ~90 % complete; tonnage band 1-10 t/y; target submission Q4 2026.
All ecotoxicity and toxicity studies for F Pro complete.
Confirmed non-mutagenic (OECD 471, GLP), final GLP-certified results.
Confirmed non-corrosive to skin (OECD 431, GLP), final GLP-certified results.

Validation

Validated as a drop-in across 9 commercial formulations.

Application areas

Hard-surface cleaners, degreasers, foam cleaners, glass cleaners, and a shampoo co-surfactant: all in partnership with innovative and leading FMCG and I&I manufacturers.

Representative result

Superior cleaning performance at half the dose: higher cleaning brightness than the original formulation (L* 46.5 vs. 42.5, internal test data).

NEXOVANT surfactant: foam in hand next to solid product in jar

Brand & formulation

A marketable ingredient, not just a formulation input.

Bio-based surfactants can be more than a backend swap. They can become a visible brand asset on the pack. Two recent case studies show how leading FMCG brands have turned a single surfactant ingredient into a communication hero.

NEXOVANT is your next on-pack hero, not an anonymous formulation change.

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Case study

Rhamnolipid-Based Dishwash Callout

A global FMCG group prominently features a rhamnolipid-based surfactant callout on dishwash packaging across Southeast Asian markets, using a single bio-based ingredient as a visible brand promise.

Case study

Sugar-Surfactant Shampoo Callout

A leading skincare brand highlights a sugar-based surfactant formula, an APG-based ingredient claim, as a visible callout on shampoo packaging, a bio-based surfactant used as a purchase reason, not a footnote.