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
HYDROXYSULTAINES
86760INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATE
56724Inulin Lauryl Carbamate is the product formed by the reaction of lauryl isocyanate and Inulin
IPDI/PEG-15 Cocamine Copolymer is a copolymer of isophorone diisocyanate and PEG-15 Cocamine monomers
IPDI/PEG-15 Soy Glycinate Copolymer is a copolymer of isophorone diisocyanate and PEG-15 soy glycinate monomers
IPDI/PEG-15 Soyamine Copolymer is a copolymer of isophorone diisocyanate and PEG-15 Soyamine monomers
IPDI/PEG-15 Soyamine Oxide Copolymer is a copolymer of isophorone diisocyanate and PEG-15 Soyamine oxide monomers
IPDI/PEG-15 Soyethonium Ethosulfate Copolymer is a copolymer of isophorone diisocyanate and PEG-15 soyaminoethyl methosulfate oxide monomers
ISOCETEARETH-8 STEARATE
76728Alcohols, C16-18-branched, ethoxylated, octadecanoates (8 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOCETETH-10
76729Alcohols, C16-branched, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOCETETH-12
56736Polyoxyethylene (12) Isocetyl Ether
ISOCETETH-20
76731Alcohols, C16-branched, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOCETETH-25
56738Polyoxyethylene (25) Isocetyl Ether
ISOCETETH-30
76732Alcohols, C16-branched, ethoxylated (30 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOCETETH-5
56739Polyoxyethylene (5) Isocetyl Ether
ISOCETETH-7
56740Polyoxyethylene (7) Isocetyl Ether
ISODECETH-2 COCOATE
76745Alcohols, C10-branched, ethoxylated, esters with coconut-oil fatty acids (2 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISODECETH-4
76746Alcohols, C10-branched, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISODECETH-5
76747Alcohols, C10-branched, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISODECETH-6
76748Alcohols, C10-branched, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISODECYL GLYCERYL ETHER
567413-Isodecyloxypropane-1,2-diol
ISOLAURETH-10
76771Alcohols, C12-branched, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOLAURETH-3
76772Alcohols, C12-branched, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOLAURETH-4 PHOSPHATE
56743Isolaureth-4 Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and isolaureth-4
ISOLAURETH-6
76773Alcohols, C12-branched, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOMYRETH-3
56749Polyoxyethylene (3) Isomyristyl Ether
ISOMYRETH-9
56750Polyoxyethylene (9) Isomyristyl Ether
Hexadecane, 2-hydroxy-1-(1-methylethoxy)-
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate/Methicone Crosspolymer is the reaction product of Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate and Methicone
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate/Perfluorooctyl Triethoxysilane Crosspolymer is the reaction product of Isopropyl Tiranium Triisostearate …
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate/Triethoxycaprylylsilane Crosspolymer is the reaction product of Isopropyl Tiranium Triisostearate and Tri…
ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE/TRIETHOXYSILYLETHYL POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLY…
85193Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate/Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a complex polymer formed by the h…
Dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid, compound with isopropylamine (1:1)
Morpholine, 4-(1-oxoisooctadecyl)-, salt with octadecanoic acid
1-Propanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-(1-oxoisooctadecylamino)-, hydroxide, inner salt
Isooctadecanamide, N-[3-(4-morpholinyl)propyl]-N-oxide
Isooctadecanamide, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-, N-oxide
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-isooctadecyl-.omega.-carboxymethoxy- (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOSTEARETH-16
82451Popular populated ingredient functions
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.