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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

Rice Oil Diglyceryl Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Oryza Sativa (Rice) Oil with Diglycerin

Rice Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Oryza sativa (rice) oil

[R-(Z)]-12-Hydroxy-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-9-octadecenamide

CAS 40716-42-5III/60

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, N-castor-oil acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

CAS 86089-12-5 / 71850-81-2

9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, (9Z, 12R)-

CAS 141-22-0 / 7431-95-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(12-hydroxy-9-(Z)-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

Safflower Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from safflower oil

Safflower Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Carthamus Tinctorius L. (Safflower) Seed Oil and poly…

Santalum Spicatum Wood Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the wood of Santalum spicatum (Santalaceae).

Saponaria Officinalis Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Soap Wort, Saponaria officinalis L., Caryophyl…

CAS 84775-97-3

Saponins

CAS 8047-15-2 / 11006-75-0 / 72231-29-9

See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information" regarding use of Japan Trivial names in Volume 1, Introduction, Part A, No. 12.

Sesame Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil

Sesame Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Oil and Polyglycerin-6

Amides, sesame-oil, N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-

CAS 124046-35-1III/60

1-Propanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-amino-, N-sesame-oil acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

Sesquiethoxytriethanolamine is the product obtained by the reaction of ammonia and ethylene oxide consisting chiefly of Triethanolamine and…

sh-Oligopeptide-78 is a single chain synthetic human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is a synthesized copy …

Shea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

CAS 194043-92-0

Shea Butter Peg-32 Esters is a complex mixture of esters formed by the transesterification of PEG-32 with Butyrospermum Parkii

Shea Butter Peg-8 Esters is a complex mixture of esters formed by the transesterification of PEG-8 with Butyrospermum Parkii

Shea Butter Polyglyceryl-3 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Polyglycerin-3 and Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butt…

Silicones and siloxanes, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)propyl methyl, cocoamidopropyldimethylammonio-2-hydroxypropoxypropyl methyl, 3-(2,3-dihydr…

CAS 519142-86-0

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.