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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

Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, hydropolyoxyethylene terminated (1 mol EO average molar ratio)

Bis-PEG-18 Disiloxane is Disiloxane end-blocked with an average of 18 moles of ethylene oxide.

Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, hydropolyoxyethylene terminated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

Bis-Peg/Ppg-20/20 Dimethicone is Dimethicone end-blocked with an average of 20 moles of ethylene oxide and average of 20 moles of propylene…

Bis-PEG/PPG-21/7 Dimethicone is Dimethicone end-blocked with a polyether made by the random addition of an average of 21 moles of ethylene …

Borage Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Borago officinalis L., Seed Oil and PEG-8, Boraginaceae

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-, (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 104909-82-2

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-, (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 104909-82-2

Butyl Babassuate is the ester of butyl alcohol and the fatty acid derived from babassu oil

C10-16 ALKETH-1

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C10-16 Alketh-1 (Formerly C10-16 Pareth-1) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an a…

C10-16 Alketh-1 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an average of 1 mole of ethylen…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 ALKETH-2

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C10-16 Alketh-2 Formerly C10-16 Pareth-2) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an av…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 Alketh-2 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an average of 2 moles of ethyle…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of C10-16 alcohols with glucose

C10-16-alkoxyethanol; C10-16 Pareth-1 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an averag…

C10-16-alkoxyethoxyethanol; C10-16 Pareth-2 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an …

C11-13 ALKETH-10

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C11-13 Alketh-10 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of …

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 ALKETH-6

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C11-13 Alketh-6 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-6) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an ave…

C11-13 Alketh-6 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 6 moles of ethylene…

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 ALKETH-9

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Definition: C11-13 Alketh-9 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-9) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an a…

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

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.