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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

C9-11 Pareth-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

Alcohols, C9-11, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-46-3

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

Alcohols, C9-11, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-46-3

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, C9-11-alkyl ethers (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 174125-27-0

Alcohols, C9-11, ethoxylated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-46-3

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, C9-11-alkyl ethers (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 174125-27-0

C9-15 ALKETH-8

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C9-15 Alketh-8 (Formerly C9-15 Pareth-8) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 8…

CAS 157627-88-8 (generic)

C9-15 Alketh-8 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 157627-88-8 (generic)

Alcohols, C9-15, ethoxylated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CANNABIDIETH-21

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Cannabidieth-21 is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where the average sum of n and m is 21.

CANOLA SOPHOROLIPIDS

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Canola Sophorolipids are Glycolipids produced through the fermentation of fructose or dextrose with the fatty acids derived from Canola Oil…

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, canola-oil acyl derivatives, inner salt

CAS 223704-88-9

Capric/PCA Glycerides is the reaction of Glyceryl Caprate with 1 mol of PCA.

CAS 85290-22-8

1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)-, inner salt

CAS 15163-36-7

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.