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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.-octyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27252-75-1

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-octyloxy- (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53563-70-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-octyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-octyloxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53563-70-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-octyloxy- (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53563-70-5

Definition: Carapa Guianensis Oil PEG-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Carapa Guianensis Seed Oil and PEG-8.

1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt (R)-

CAS 541-15-1

Castor Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil and Polyglycerin-…

Castor Oil Propanediol Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Propanediol and Ricinus Communis Seed Oil.

CELLULOSE OLIVATE

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Cellulose Olivate is the ester of Cellulose and Olive Acid.

CAS 9085-16-9

Beeswax. The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-…

CAS 8012-89-3

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (100 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (13 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (14 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (16 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (17 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68439-49-6

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.