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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

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, canola-oil acyl derivatives, inner salt

CAS 223704-88-9

Capric/PCA Glycerides is the reaction of Glyceryl Caprate with 1 mol of PCA.

CAS 85290-22-8

1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt

CAS 15163-36-7

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

CAS 27252-75-1

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

CAS 53563-70-5

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

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

CAS 53563-70-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-octyloxy- (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53563-70-5

1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt (R)-

CAS 541-15-1

Castor Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil and Polyglycerin-…

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (100 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (13 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (14 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

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.