Active ingredient amphoteric surfactants

Of the four types of synthetic surfactants, anionic, cationic, amphoteric, and nonionic, the anionic surfactants provide maximum lather and hence are used as major components in liquid products. The active ingredients used in the major brands of liquid soaps are described by Dyer and Hassapis [6],... 

Anionic and amphoteric surfactants are not disinfectants per se, but they can be used as vehicles for other active ingredients. 

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