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
POLYQUATERNIUM-95
87376Polyquaternium-95 is a copolymer of Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Acrylic Acid and acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride monomers
Polysorbate 20 Dicinnamate is the product obtained by the reaction of Polysorbate 20 and Cinnamic Acid
POLYSORBATE 80
36902Sorbitan, mono-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z)-
POLYSORBATE 80 ACETATE
79325Sorbitan, ethoxylated, mono-9-(Z)-octadecenoate, acetate (20 mol EO average molar ratio)
POLYSORBATE 81
79326Sorbitan, mono-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z)-
POLYSORBATE 85
79327Sorbitan, tri-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z,Z,Z)-
POLYURETHANE-28
87579Polyurethane-28 is a complex polymer formed by the reaction of Bis-Hydroxyethoxypropyl Dimethicone with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and …
Collagens, hydrolyzed, [1R-(1.alpha.,4a.beta.,4b.alpha.,10a.alpha.)]-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,10,10a-decahydro-7-(1-methylethyl)-1,4a-dimethylphen…
POTASSIUM BEHENATE
59030Potassium salt of behenic acid
POTASSIUM BORAGEATE
90151Potassium Borageate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Potassium salt of the phosphoric ester of C11-15 alcohol
Potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and C12-13 alcohols
Potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic fatty alcohol containing 12 to 14 carbons in the alkyl cha…
Potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of synthetic C9-15 alcohols with phosphoric acid
Potassium hydrogen 2-octanamidopentanedioate
POTASSIUM COCOYL (ARGININE/GLUTAMIC ACID/ISOLEUCINE/LEUCINE/LYSINE/PHENYLALANINE/PROLINE/THREONINE/…
94524Potassium Cocoyl (Arginine/Glutamic Acid/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Phenylalanine/Proline/Threonine/Valine) is the potassium salt of the con…
POTASSIUM COCOYL BETA-ALANINATE
cosing-live-101855Potassium Cocoyl Beta-Alaninate is the potassium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid and Beta-Alanine.
Glutamic acid, N-coco acyl derivs., monopotassium salts
Potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and hydrolyzed collagen
Keratin, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein is the potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Oat Prote…
Proteins, rice bran, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts
Proteins, rice, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Silk is the potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Silk
Proteins, soy, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts
Proteins, wheat, hydrolyzed, coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salts
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein is the potassium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Yeast P…
POTASSIUM COCOYL PCA
59113N-Cocoyl L-pyroglutamic acid, potassium salt
POTASSIUM COCOYL PROLINE
95538Potassium Cocoyl Proline is the substituted amino acid that conforms to the formula: where RCO- represents the fatty acids derived from coc…
Potassium Cocoyl Sarcosinate is the potassium salt of Cocoyl Sarcosine
POTASSIUM COCOYL TAURATE
59115Potassium Cocoyl Taurate is formed by Ethane sulfonic acid, 2-amino-, N-coco-acyl derivatives, potassium salt
Potassium Cocoyl/Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Rice Protein is the potassium salt of the condensation product of a mixture of coconut and olive acid c…
POTASSIUM COFFEEATE
cosing-live-102079Potassium Coffeeate is the potassium salt of a mixture of fatty acids derived from the oil obtained from the seeds of various species of Co…
Potassium 5-carboxy-4-hexylcyclohex-2-ene-1-octanoate
Phosphoric acid, monoesters with coco-alkylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)amine N-oxides, dipotassium salts
Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated, phosphates, potasssium salts
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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.