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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.

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SORBETH-2 BEESWAX

58317

Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, reaction products with beeswax (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

SORBETH-2 COCOATE

58318

Sorbeth-2 Cocoate is the ester of the fatty acids derived from coconut oil and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

SORBETH-20 BEESWAX

58319

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, esters with beeswax (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 8051-73-8

SORBETH-230 TETRAOLEATE

95092

Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate is the tetraester of Oleic Acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 230 moles of ethylen…

SORBETH-3 ISOSTEARATE

78623

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives, monoesters with isooctadecanoic acid (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

SORBETH-3 TRISTEARATE

58322

Sorbeth-3 Tristearate is the triester of stearic acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

SORBETH-30

78624

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with D-glucitol (6:1) (30 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53694-15-8

SORBETH-30 TETRAOLEATE

58325

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

SORBETH-4 TETRAOLEATE

58327

Sorbeth-4 Tetraoleate is the tetraester of oleic acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

SORBETH-40

78625

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with D-glucitol (6:1) (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53694-15-8

SORBETH-450 TRISTEARATE

88655

Sorbeth-450 Tristearate is the triester of Stearic Acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 450 moles of ethylen…

SORBETH-5

83357

D-Glucitol, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio); Sorbeth-5 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 5 moles o…

SORBETH-6

78626

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with d-glucitol (6:1)

CAS 53694-15-8

SORBETH-6 BEESWAX

58336

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, esters with beeswax (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 8051-15-8

SORBETH-6 HEXASTEARATE

82558

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives, hexaesters with octadecanoic acid (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 66828-20-4

SORBETH-6 LAURATE

58337

D-glucitol, ethoxylated, esters with dodecanoic acid (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

SORBETH-6 TETRAOLEATE

58338

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

SORBETH-7

83356

D-Glucitol, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio); Sorbeth-7 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 7 moles o…

SORBETH-8 BEESWAX

58341

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, esters with beeswax (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 8051-73-8

SORBITAN FATTY ACID ESTER

92838

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

SORBITAN OLIVATE

38182

D-Glucitol, 1,4-Anhydro-, 6-monoester with olive oil fatty acids

CAS 223706-40-9

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.