During the last few years alkyl polyglucosides have been used increasi
ngly as non-ionic surfactants in cosmetic formulations as well as in w
ashing powders. Therefore it was necessary to develop analytical techn
iques, that are able to determine alkyl polyglucosides in complex mixt
ures both qualitatively and quantitatively. Our results of RP-HPLC, NP
-AMD-HPTLC and RP-AMD-HPTLC investigations of alkyl polyglucosides are
discussed.