| abstract |
To provide an ink for ink jet recording, an ink set, an ink cartridge using the ink, an ink jet recording method, and a recorded matter, which have high ejection reliability and can obtain excellent color developability even on plain paper. Fluorine-based surfactant comprising at least a colorant, a surfactant A, a surfactant B, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, wherein the surfactant A is represented by the following structural formula (1) or the like. An ink for ink jet recording, wherein the surfactant B is a copoly (ethylene oxide-propylene oxide) monoalkyl ether. (In the above formula, R 1 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an acyl group, Rf is —CF 3 or —CF 2 CF 3 , and m, n, and p are natural numbers.) [Selection figure] None |