SURFACTANT - CLEANSING — Cosmetic Ingredient Function
2978 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.
Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
Ingredients
LANOLIN
34857Lanolin is a refined derivative of the unctuous fat-like sebaceous secretion of sheep. It consists of a highly complex mixture of esters of…
N-(4-Diaminomethyleneaminobutyl)-C12-, C14 and C16-alkanamides acetate
LAURAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
34880(Carboxymethyl)dimethyl-3-[(1-oxododecyl)amino]propylammonium hydroxide
N-(3-Dodecanamidopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethylammoniopropanesulfonate
Laurdimonium Chlorohydroxypropyl Chloride is the quaternary ammonium salt
LAURDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL (ALANINE/ARGININE/ ASPARAGINE/ASPARTIC ACID/GLUTAMIC ACID/GLYCINE/ISOLEU…
91625Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl (Alanine/Arginine/ Asparagine/Aspartic Acid/Glutamic Acid/Glycine/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Methionine/Phenylala…
LAURDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL (ARGININE/GLUTAMIC ACID/ISOLEUCINE/LEUCINE/LYSINE/PHENYLALANINE/PROLINE/…
94527Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl (Arginine/Glutamic Acid/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Phenylalanine/Proline/Threonine/Valine) is the product obtaine…
Decyl-D-glucopyranoside and decyl-D-glucopyranosylglucopyranoside, ethers with 2,3-dihydroxypropyldimethyldodecanaminium chloride
Dodecyl-D-glucopyranoside and dodecyl-D-glucopyranosylglucopyranoside, ethers with 2,3-dihydroxypropyldimethyldodecanaminium chloride
Coco-alkyl-D-glucopyranoside and cocoalkyl-D-glucopyranosylglucopyranoside, ethers with 2,3-dihydroxypropyldimethylbutanaminium chloride
LAURETH-10
76929Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-; Dodecan-1-ol, ethoxylated
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (9 mol EO average molar ratio)
LAURETH-100
91816Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
LAURETH-12
769333,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36-Dodecaoxaoctatetracontan-1-ol
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (11 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (12 mol EO average molar ratio)
3-(Dodecylpoly(oxyethylene)oxy-2-hydroxypropyl cellulose ether (13 mol EO average)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (13 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (16 mol EO average molar ratio)
LAURETH-2 ETHYLHEXANOATE
76945Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, 2-ethylhexanoates (2 mol EO average molar ratio)
LAURETH-21
56874Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (21 mol EO average molar ratio)
About this function
The SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. Ingredients may carry multiple functions depending on their chemical properties and typical cosmetic applications.
Function assignments are sourced directly from official EU CosIng data. Always verify ingredient functions against current source materials before use in regulatory submissions.