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
POTASSIUM TAURATE
593192-Aminoethanesulfonic acid, potassium salt
Dodecanoic acid, 2-aminoethanesulfonic, potassium salt
Potassium Taurine Lauryl Aspartate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Potassium Taurine Lauryl/Myristyl Aspartate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Potassium Taurine Myristyl Aspartate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Potassium salt of trideceth-15 carboxylic acid
Potassium salt of trideceth-19 carboxylic acid
Potassium salt of trideceth-3 carboxylic acid
Potassium salt of trideceth-4 carboxylic acid
Potassium polyoxyethylene(6) tridecyl ether phosphate
Potassium salt of trideceth-7 carboxylic acid
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
N-[2-(2-Hydroxypropoxy)ethyl] octamide
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-10/PEG-10 METHICONE
98029PPG-10/PEG-10 Methicone conforms to the formula:
Polypropylene glycol(12) butyl ether dimethicone
Polyoxypropylene(12) carboxyalkyl(14-18) diglucoside
PPG-12-LANETH-50
79847Alcohols, lanolin, ethoxylated, propoxylated (50 mol EO, 12 mol PO average molar ratio)
Polyoxyethylene (24) Polyoxypropylene (13) Decyltetradecyl Ether
PPG-14 DIGLYCERYL ETHER
59418Polyoxypropylene(14) diglyceryl ether
Polyoxypropylene(14) diglycerin
PPG-14-DECETH-6
59417Polyoxypropylene(14) polyoxyethylene(6) decyl ether
PPG-18 DIGLYCERYL ETHER
59504Polyoxypropylene(18) diglyceryl ether
PPG-2 C12-13 PARETH-8
59507Polyoxypropylene(2) polyoxyethylene(8) C12-13 fatty alcohol ether
PPG-2 C12-15 PARETH-6
59508Polyoxypropylene(2) polyoxyethylene(6) C12-15 fatty alcohol ether
PPG-2 C9-11 ALKETH-11
cosing-live-99502PPG-2 C9-11 Alketh-11 is the polypropylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 ethoxylated fatty alcohols containing an average of…
PPG-2 C9-11 ALKETH-11 (FORMERLY PPG-2 C9-11 PARETH-11)
cosing-live-103598PPG-2 C9-11 Alketh-11 is the polypropylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 ethoxylated fatty alcohols containing an average of…
PPG-2 C9-11 ALKETH-8
cosing-live-99501PPG-2 C9-11 Alketh-8 (Formerly PPG-2 C9-11 Pareth-8) is the polypropylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 ethoxylated fatty al…
PPG-2 C9-11 ALKETH-8 (FORMERLY PPG-2 C9-11 PARETH-8)
cosing-live-103595PPG-2 C9-11 Alketh-8 is the polypropylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 ethoxylated fatty alcohols containing an average of …
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 COCAMIDE
59509Dipropylene glycol amide of coconut acid
PPG-2 DIMETHICONE
59510Polyoxypropylene(2) dimethicone
PPG-2 GLYCERYL ETHER
85917Fatty acids, coconut, reaction products with ethanolamine, propoxylated (2 mol PO average molar ratio)
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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.