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SURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

3218 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function designation.

Ingredients with the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function

Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Keratin is the aminomethylpropanol salt of the condensation product of isostearic acid chloride with Hydrolyzed …

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Apricot Kernel Oil Peg-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil and Peg-8

Amides, apricot kernel oil, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-

CAS 185123-36-8III/60

1-Propanaminium, N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(1-oxoapricot)amino]-, hydroxide, inner salt

CAS 133934-08-4

Eicosanol, ethoxylated, 20 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachideth-22 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Arachidyl Alcohol that conforms to the formula where n has an average value of 22.

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachideth-27 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Arachidyl Alcohol that conforms to the formula where n has an average value of 27.

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachideth-32 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Arachidyl Alcohol hat conforms to the formula where n has an average value of 32.

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachideth-37 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Arachidyl Alcohol that conforms to the formula where n has an average value of 37.

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachideth-42 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Arachidyl Alcohol that conforms to the formulawhere n has an average value of 42.

CAS 26636-39-5

Arachidyl/Behenyl Alcohol is the fatty alcohol fraction consisting primarily of Arachidyl Alcohol and Behenyl Alcohol derived from the seed…

Argan Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Glycereth-8 with Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil.

Argan Oil Peg-8 Esters Is the product obtained by the trans esterification of Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil and PEG 8

Argan Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil and Polyglyceryl-6

Arginine Laureth Sulfate is the Arginine salt of ethoxylated lauryl sulfate containing an average of 1 to 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

Arginine Lauroyl Glutamate is is the Arginine salt of the product formed by the condensation of lauroyl fatty acid chloride with Glutamic A…

Lauroyl Glycinate is the Arginine salt of the product formed by the condensation of lauroyl fatty acid chloride with Glycine.

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl, N-avocado-oil acyl derivatives, inner salts

CAS 246865-42-9

Avocado Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

Avocado Oil PEG-8 Esters is a complex mixture obtained by the transesterification of Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil and PEG-8

Avocado Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterificaton of Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil and Polyglycerin-6.

Nonanoic acid, 9-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-9-oxo-,

CAS 242132-61-2

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

How the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function is used in CosIng

The SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 3218 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.