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SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

2924 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING function designation.

Ingredients with the SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING function

Lauric acid, monoester with glycerol / 2,3-dihydroxypropyl laurate

CAS 27215-38-4 / 142-18-7

Glyceryl Linoleate is the monoester of glycerin and linoleic acid. It conforms to the formula

CAS 26545-74-4(1)/ 37348-65-5(2)/ 2277-28-3(3)

Mixture of monoesters of (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid and (E)-9-octadecenoic acid with 1,2,3-propanetriol

12-Hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid, monoester with 1,2,3-propanetriol containing sodium octadecanoate and/or potassium octadecanoate

1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ester with 1,2,3-propanetriol monooctadecanoate

CAS 55840-13-6 / 86418-55-5

Octadecanoic acid, reaction products with 1,2,3-propanetriol (1:1), neutralized

CAS 11099-07-3

Glycine Soja Protein is a protein obtained from the Soybean, Glycine soja, Leguminosae

CAS 9010-10-0

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

How the SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING function is used in CosIng

The SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 2924 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.

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.