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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

C20-40 ALKETH-40

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

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

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

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

C20-40 ALKETH-95

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C20-40 Alketh-95 (Formerly C20-40 Pareth-95) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 fatty alcohols with an average…

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

C20-40 Alketh-95 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 fatty alcohols with an average of 95 moles of ethylene oxi…

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

Alcohols, C20-40, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-83-0

Alcohols, C20-40, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-83-0

Alcohols, C20-40, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-83-0

C22-24 ALKETH-33

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C22-24 Alketh-33 (Formerly C22-24 Pareth-33) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C22-24 fatty alcohols, with an averag…

CAS 246538-84-1 (generic)

C22-24 Alketh-33 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C22-24 fatty alcohols, with an average of 33 moles of ethylene ox…

CAS 246538-84-1 (generic)

Alcohols, C22-24, ethoxylated (33 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-84-1

C30-50 Acid is a mixture of saturated fatty acids containing 30 to 50 carbons in the alkyl chain

C30-50 ALKETH-10

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C30-50 Alketh-10 (Formerly C30-50 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C30-50 alcohols with an average of 10…

CAS 246538-85-2 (generic)

C30-50 ALKETH-3

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C30-50 Alketh-3 (Formerly C30-50 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C30-50 alcohols with an average of 3 mo…

CAS 246538-85-2 (generic)

C30-50 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C30-50 alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 246538-85-2 (generic)

C30-50 ALKETH-40

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C30-50 Alketh-40 (Formerly C30-50 Pareth-40) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C30-50 fatty alcohols with an average…

CAS 246538-85-2 (generic)

C30-50 Alketh-40 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C30-50 fatty alcohols with an average of 40 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 246538-85-2 (generic)

Alcohols, C30-50, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-85-2

Alcohols, C30-50, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-85-2

Alcohols, C30-50, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-85-2

C40-60 ALKETH-10

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C40-60 Alketh-10 (Formerly C40-60 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C40-60 alcohols with an average of 10…

CAS 246538-86-3 (generic)

C40-60 ALKETH-3

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C40-60 Alketh-3 (Formerly C40-60 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C40-60 alcohols with an average of 3 mo…

CAS 246538-86-3 (generic)

C40-60 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C40-60 alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 246538-86-3 (generic)

Alcohols, C40-60, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-86-3

Alcohols, C40-60, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-86-3

C6-10 Alketh-4 Phosphate (Formerly C6-10 Pareth-4 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C6-10 ethoxy…

CAS 70248-14-5 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-2 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 2 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 ALKETH-3

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C9-11 Alketh-3 (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 3…

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 ALKETH-4

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C9-11 Alketh-4 (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-4) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 4…

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-4 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 ALKETH-6

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C9-11 Alketh-6 (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-6) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 6…

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-6 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 6 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-6 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-6 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula below, …

C9-11 ALKETH-8

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C9-11 Alketh-8 (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-8) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 8…

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-8 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-11 fatty alcohols with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68439-46-3 (generic)

C9-11 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic compound that conforms generally to the formula bel…

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.