Ingredient function

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).

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3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36-dodecaoxapentacontan-1-ol

CAS 9004-95-9 / 94159-75-8

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (13 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (14 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (150 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (16 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (17 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (23 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (24 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (25 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9 / 4484-59-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (30 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9 / 5274-63-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (45 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9 / 4478-97-1

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9 / 5168-91-2

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, phosphate (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 50643-20-4

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (22 mol EO average molar ratio)

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Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (24 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (25 mol EO average molar ratio); Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated; Alcohols, C16-1…

CAS 68155-01-1 / 68920-66-1

Hexadecanol and 9-octadecenol, ethoxylated, (30 mol EO average molar ratio); Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-hexadecyl-omega-hydroxy-, mix…

CAS 8065-81-4

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

(Carboxylatomethyl)hexadecyldimethylammonium

CAS 693-33-4

Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone is the copolymer of Cetyl Dimethicone and an alkoxylated derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of …

Cetyl PEG/PPG-7/3 Dimethicone is a copolymer of Cetyl Dimethicone and an alkoxylated derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 7 m…

Chitosan, N-[(2S)-5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-2-[[(1,1-dimethylethoxy) carbonyl]amino]-1-oxopentyl],hydrolyzed

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.