Surfactants play an important role as cleaning,wetting,dispersing,emulsifying,foaming and anti-foaming agents in many practical applications and products,including detergents,fabric softeners,motor oils,emulsions, soaps,paints, adhesives,inks,anti-fogs,ski waxes,snowboard wax,deinking of recycled papers,in flotation,washing and enzymatic processes, and laxatives. Also agrochemical formulations such as herbicides (some),insecticides,biocides (sanitizers),and spermicides (nonoxynol-10).Personal care products such as cosmetics,shampoos,shower gel,hair conditioners, and toothpastes.Surfactants are used in firefighting and pipelines (liquid drag reducing agents).Alkali surfactant polymers are used to mobilize oil in oil wells.
