If there were a universal wish list for Home Care and I&I ingredient capabilities, it might look something like this:

• Reduce product development and production time
• Enhance performance
• Alleviate regulatory concerns
• Support sustainability efforts

Would it feel lucky to find two of those elements in one ingredient? Perhaps even three? At BASF, we thought, why not all four?

We are continuously improving and expanding our Power Dehypound® Blend Family, and now we’ve raised the bar further with two new blends that address all the above factors and more.

Introducing Dehypound M and Dehypound HDG. Both are high-performance nonionic surfactant blends for multi-soil, multi-application cleaning and degreasing.

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Why blends?

Simplicity. Blends significantly reduce formulation/product development time, plus the time needed for production.

Safety. Simplifying formulations by reducing the number of raw materials translates to less handling and exposure to raw materials, leading to safer workers and their environments.

Sustainability. Better for the brand, better for the earth: Dehypound Blends are readily biodegradable; safer, low in 1,4-Dioxane ,easier and cost efficient to transport; and contribute environmentally friendly attributes to the final product.

Performance. Blends are precision-tailored for exceeding performance of the final formulation and multiple applications, designed and perfected by expert BASF scientists.

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The Dehypound advantage

Dehypound M and Dehypound HDG, are engineered for superior cleaning without the need for solvents. Notably, the new Dehypound blends can be formulated in products that expand their operational temperature range, allowing those products to be used in more applications. This is significant, as many benchmark products are ineffective at higher temperatures and limit their application flexibility. Another advantage: Dehypound M and Dehypound HDG are both low in 1,4-Dioxane. As regulations tighten around 1,4-Dioxaneuse, it’s essential to choose ingredients and blends that provide premium performance while keeping the 1,4-Dioxane content compliant in final formulations. BASF’s portfolio now features more than 90 low and 1,4-Dioxane-free products, and the newest blends are an ideal example of safe, compliant products that don’t sacrifice efficacy.

Here's a closer look at the new blends and their optimal applications:

Dehypound M

Overview: A nonionic performance blend designed to provide exceptional hard surface cleaning on a wide spectrum of soils. Dehypound M has a broad range of applications, including hard surface, oven/grill, as a vehicle wash, fabric pre-wash, and more.

Superior performance:

• Powerful cleaning performance without the use of solvents
• Excellent low film/streak performance
• Exceeds common Home Care all-purpose cleaning market brands
 

Exceptional flexibility and ease of use:

• Ease of formulation for alkaline products due to hydrotroping properties
• Moderate foam profile provides multiple dispensing options across many applications
 

Sustainability blended with efficacy:

• Safer Choice: Listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List
• Readily Biodegradable
• 71% Biobased
• Contains < 1ppm 1,4-Dioxane
   

Dehypound HDG

Overview: A nonionic surfactant high performance blend designed to be formulated in Industrial and Institutional heavy duty soil cleaning and degreasing products. Dehypound HDG has a broad range of applications, including hard surface, oven/grill, as a vehicle wash, fabric pre-wash, and more.

‍Superior performance:

• Powerful cleaning performance without the use of solvents
• Superior degreasing performance over a wide range of temperature
 

 Exceptional flexibility and ease of use:

• Top-tier formulation flexibility in acidic, neutral, and alkaline products
• Outstanding compatibility with Anionic, Cationic, and Amphoteric surfactants
• High active level and compatibility with concentrated formulations
 

 Sustainability blended with efficacy:

• Safer Choice: Listed on EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List
• Readily Biodegradable
• Contains < 2ppm 1,4-Dioxane
 

Ultimate versatility. Ultimate compatibility.

Multifunctional cleaning is efficient cleaning. Dehypound HDG and Dehypound M  can replace/consolidate multiple surfactants, eliminate the need for solvents, and coupling agents in most formulations. Looking for compatibility? Dehypound HDG is a 100% active ingredient that’s optimally suited to water-soluble pouches. Also, both blends are ideal for use in aerosols, wipes, and dilutable concentrates. In addition to consolidating and eliminating no longer needed raw materials, these blends free up storage space and mean you’re not contributing to high 1,4-Dioxane  levels in final formulations.

All these factors are crucial for versatility and compatibility – but the most important part is that they all come with superior performance. We at BASF believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice performance to ensure versatility, compatibility, or performance. Once again, why shouldn’t we include it all?‍

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