Logos Technologies - a diversified science, engineering and technology company - is introducing NatSurFact, a line of biodegradable surfactants from natural origin for use in personal care and household cleaning products. The new line is based on naturally occurring organic biosurfactants. Called rhamnolipids, these compounds produced by microbes including bacteria and yeast, have been proven to be up to 1000 times more efficacious than current industry-standard agents, such as petroleum-based equivalents, Logos Technologies claims.

Consumers are beginning to ask for more environmentally and socially sustainable products in many applications, including personal care and household cleaning,” said Dan Derr, Business Area Lead for Logos Technologies’ BioChemical Products Group.

According to Logos Technologies, NatSurFact is one of the first commercial applications of rhamnolipids. A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that rhamnolipids are readily biodegradable and have no known adverse effects on humans or the environment.

Because of its adaptability and high potency, NatSurFact has the potential to be disruptrive in sectors as varied as personal care, household cleaning, agriculture,” Derr concluded.