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SURFACTANT

Helping other ingredients that normally do not mix to dissolve or disperse in one another. Surfactants lower the surface tension of water or reduce the interfacial tension between immiscible components.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

4574 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SURFACTANT function designation.

Ingredients with the SURFACTANT function

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, mono-C12-16-alkyl ethers, phosphates (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246159-55-7

Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68551-12-2

Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68551-12-2

C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of C12-20 alcohols with glucose

C13-15 ALKETH-21

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C13-15 Alketh-21 (Formerly C13-15 Pareth-21) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C13 to C15 fatty alcohols with an ave…

CAS 64425-86-1 (generic)

C13-15 Alketh-21 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C13 to C15 fatty alcohols with an average of 21 moles of ethylene…

CAS 64425-86-1 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-11

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C14-15 Alketh-11 (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-11) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-11 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 11 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-12

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C14-15 Alketh-12 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 12 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-12 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 12 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-13

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C14-15 Alketh-13 (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-13) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-13 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 13 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-4

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C14-15 Alketh-4 (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-4) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 alcohols with an average of 4 mo…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-4 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 alcohols with an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-7

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C14-15 Alketh-7 (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-7) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-7 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 7 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 ALKETH-8

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C14-15 Alketh-8 (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-8) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-8 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C14-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68951-67-7 (generic)

C14-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C14-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula below…

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (13 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Alcohols, C14-15, ethoxylated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68951-67-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, C14-15-alkyl ethers (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 119147-75-0

C20-22 ALKETH-30

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C20-22 Alketh-30 (Formerly C20-22 Pareth-30) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-22 alcohols with an average ethox…

C20-22 Alkyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of C20-22 alcohols with glucose.

C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric aicd and C20-22 Alcohols

C20-40 ALKETH-10

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C20-40 Alketh-10 (Formerly C20-40 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 alcohols with an average of 10…

CAS 251553-55-6 (generic)/97953-22-5 (generic)/246538-83-0 (generic)

C20-40 Alketh-10 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 alcohols with an average of 10 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 246538-83-0 (generic)/ 251553-55-6 (generic)/ 97953-22-5 (generic)

C20-40 ALKETH-24

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C20-40 Alketh-24 (Formerly C20-40 Pareth-24) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture C20-40 synthetic fatty alcohols with an average …

CAS 246538-83-0 (generic)

C20-40 Alketh-24 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture C20-40 synthetic fatty alcohols with an average of 24 moles of ethylene oxid…

CAS 246538-83-0 (generic)

C20-40 ALKETH-3

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C20-40 Alketh-3 (Formerly C20-40 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 alcohols with an average of 3 mo…

CAS 251553-55-6 (generic)/97953-22-5 (generic)/246538-83-0 (generic)

C20-40 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 246538-83-0 (generic)/ 251553-55-6 (generic)/ 97953-22-5 (generic)

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

How the SURFACTANT function is used in CosIng

The SURFACTANT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 4574 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Helping other ingredients that normally do not mix to dissolve or disperse in one another. Surfactants lower the surface tension of water or reduce the interfacial tension between immiscible components.

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.