SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING — Cosmetic Ingredient Function
2618 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.
Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
Ingredients
PEG-4 DICOCOATE
83836Fatty acids, coco, oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy-2,1-ethanediyl) esters
PEG-4 DIHEPTANOATE
78324Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoheptyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxoheptyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 DIISOSTEARATE
58088Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoisooctadecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxoisooctadecyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 DILAURATE
78325Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxododecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxododecyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 DIOLEATE
78326Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy]-, (Z,Z)- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 DISTEARATE
78327Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxooctadecyloxy (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 ISOSTEARATE
78435Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoisooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 LANOLATE
78436Fatty acids, lanolin, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 LAURATE
78437Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxododecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 MONTANATE
58151Fatty acids, montan-wax, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 OLEAMIDE
78438Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-[2-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)amino]ethyl]-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 OLEATE
78439Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenoate-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 OLIVATE
36193Fatty acids, olive oil, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with oxybis[propanediol]dioctadecanoate (2:1) (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with oxybis[propanediol] octadecanoate (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 SORBITAN STEARATE
58152Sorbitan, monooctadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs. (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Sorbitan, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs. triisooctadecanoates, (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 STEARATE
78447Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 TALLATE
78448Fatty acids, tall-oil, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,3-Propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-, ethoxylated, diesters with octadecanoic acid (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 GLYCERYL COCOATE
78451Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monococonut acid ester (40 mol EO average mol…
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, isooctadecanoate (40 mol EO average molar rat…
PEG-40 GLYCERYL STEARATE
58157Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monooctadecanoate (40 mol EO average molar ra…
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxoisooctadecyloxy (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenyloxy (40 mol EO average molar rat…
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, monoisooctadecanoate (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, triisooctadecanoate (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Dimer Dilinoleate is the polyethylene glycol derivative of hydrogenated dimer dilinoleic acid containing an average of …
Lanolin, hydrogenated, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
Amines, hydrogenated tallow alkyl, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 ISOSTEARATE
58164Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoisooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 JOJOBA ACID
78455Fatty acids, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 JOJOBA ALCOHOL
78456Alcohols, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 OLIVE GLYCERIDES
76895Glycerides, olive oil (Olea europea) mono- and di-, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 RICINOLEAMIDE
76896Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydroxy-.omega.-[(12-hydroxy-1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenyl)amino]- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, diisooctadecanoates, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 SORBITAN LANOLATE
76898Sorbitan, ethoxylated, esters with lanolin fatty acids (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 SORBITAN LAURATE
76899Sorbitan, monododecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs. (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 SORBITAN OLEATE
56860Sorbitan, mono-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z)- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, isooctadecanoates (1:4) (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, 9-(Z)-octadecenoates (1:4) (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40 SORBITAN STEARATE
76902Sorbitan, monooctadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs. (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives, tetraesters with 9-(Z)-octadecenoic acid (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
About this function
The SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING 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.