HI&I
The exceptional quality of Gray Beard surfactants allows for use in a wide range of markets and applications where formulations benefit from the superior wetting performance, caustic solubility and coupling performance, or for improved detergency, foam stabilizing and ingredient compatibility. Market applications range from oil field, to plastics and coatings to commercial detergents and ware washing specialties.
EPA Registered Products
Gray Beard maintains a full range of EPA registered quat-based active ingredients with an expanding range of end-use products available for supplemental registration. Gray Beard continues with the tradition of consistent high-quality ingredients, extensive and innovative product claims, all with responsive customer service and support.
Personal Care
Gray Beard Personal Care ingredients include cationic, anionic, nonionic and amphoteric ingredients that function as foamers, emulsifiers, conditioning agents and preservatives that deliver outstanding sensory attributes in cost-conscious formulations. For use in leave-in and wash-off products, Gray Beard offers an extensive line of quality ingredients.
Topical Antimicrobials
Gray Beard Mirus topical USP/NF antimicrobial actives and formulated concentrates are produced under appropriate cGMP controls and FDA protocols for OTC Active Drug Ingredients. Mirus products find use as Cosmetic Ingredient broad spectrum preservatives and Active Ingredients in OTC Topical Antimicrobials/Antiseptics such as antibacterial hand soaps (washes) and sanitizers (rubs).
Gray Beard
Solutions
With decades of experience within the full scope of the specialty chemicals arena, Gray Beard Solutions was established to meet the needs of formulating chemists by producing and supporting differentiated performance ingredients and formulated concentrates. There is an overwhelming commitment on the part of Gray Beard to introduce new technologies and exceptional alternatives to common ingredients that expand the limit of what is possible.

Featured Products

35% active sodium decyloxypropyl iminodipropionate in water. Exceptional hydrotrope activity for coupling nonionic surfactants into strong electrolyte and high alkaline systems.

10% 4-Chain Quat in water solution.
EPA Registered Sanitizer, Disinfectant, Virucide.
Synergistic 4-chain dialkyl and monoalkylbenzyl ammonium chloride combination for effective use in a wide range of applications.

30% active sodium lauryl iminodipropionate in water. Provides exceptional foaming in hard or soft water. Efficient hydrotrope for coupling nonionic surfactants into strong electrolyte and high alkaline systems.

40% active octyl dimethylamine oxide in water. Effective low to moderate foam wetting agent and solubilizer and foam booster in brine and high electrolyte systems.
Making a
difference
With the most experienced professionals in the quat-based biocides market, Gray Beard offers the full list of manufacturing-use product active ingredients, with an expanding list of end-use product formulations available for customer Supplemental Registrations. Gray Beard EPA Registered products are based on the most current data in the market, and we offer the most responsive and easy to work with customer and regulatory service.


Leading
the way
We are a market leader in the production of specialty surfactants, polymers, and biocidal actives and formulations that meet the needs of our customers in the household, industrial and institutional, personal care and oil field markets. Utilizing bio-based renewable raw material sources, we offer a broad range of environmentally preferred surfactant ingredients for a wide range of applications. The range of products we offer is extensive, and we have worked hard to bring the best products with the best customer service to the marketplace.