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
Potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of trideceth-7 and phosphoric acid
Potassium salt of the condensation product of undecylenic acidchloride and hydrolyzed collagen
PPG-1 TRIDECETH-13
87584PPG-1 Trideceth-13 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of tridecyl alcohol that conforms generally to the formula: where x has a…
PPG-1 TRIDECETH-6
79829Tridecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (6 mol EO, 1 mol PO average molar ratio)
PPG-1-CETETH-1
79930Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-1-CETETH-10
79931Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-1-CETETH-20
79932Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-1-CETETH-5
79933Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-1-DECETH-6
59506Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, decyl ether (6 mol EO; 1 mol PO average molar ratios)
2-(2-Hydroxydodecyloxy)ethanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (9 mol EO, 1 mol PO average molar ratio)
Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, phosphate
PPG-10 JOJOBA ALCOHOL
79835Alcohols, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), propoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
PPG-12-LANETH-50
79847Alcohols, lanolin, ethoxylated, propoxylated (50 mol EO, 12 mol PO average molar ratio)
PPG-2 C9-11 PARETH-11
87583PPG-2 C9-11 Pareth-11 is the polypropylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 ethoxylated fatty alcohols containing an average of…
PPG-2 GLYCERYL ETHER
85917Fatty acids, coconut, reaction products with ethanolamine, propoxylated (2 mol PO average molar ratio)
Amide of a mixture of isostearic acid and coconut acid, propoxylated
PPG-2-CETETH-10
80047Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-2-CETETH-12
98191PPG-2-Ceteth-12 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of cetyl alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:
PPG-2-CETETH-20
80048Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
PPG-2-CETETH-5
80049Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether
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.