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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.

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Ingredients with the SURFACTANT - CLEANSING function

POTASSIUM HEMPSEEDATE

59124

Potassium salt of the fatty acids of the seeds of Cannabis sativa, Cannabaceae

CAS 68424-21-5

POTASSIUM LAURUS NOBILATE

94343

Potassium Laurus Nobilate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Laurus Nobilis Fruit Oil, Lauraceae.

POTASSIUM LINSEEDATE

90185

Potassium Linseedate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil.

POTASSIUM OLIVATE

79637

Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Olea Europaea

CAS 68154-77-8

POTASSIUM OLIVATE/SUNFLOWERSEEDATE

92309

Potassium Olivate/Sunflowerseedate is the product obtained by the hydrolysis of a mixture of Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil and Helianthus…

POTASSIUM SHEA BUTTERATE

98394

Potassium Shea Butterate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Butyrospermum Parkii Butter.

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

SKIN CONDITIONING · 13138SURFACTANT · 4574HAIR CONDITIONING · 3619SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT · 3586SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING · 2924ANTIOXIDANT · 2907SKIN PROTECTING · 2784PERFUMING · 2778

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.