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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.

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Ingredients with the SURFACTANT function

CETETH-25

75152

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (25 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

CETETH-3

75153

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

CAS 9004-95-9 / 4484-59-7

CETETH-30

75154

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

CAS 9004-95-9

CETETH-4

75155

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9 / 5274-63-5

CETETH-40

55350

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CETETH-45

75156

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (45 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9004-95-9

CETETH-5

75157

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

CAS 9004-95-9 / 4478-97-1

CETETH-6

75158

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

CAS 9004-95-9 / 5168-91-2

CETETH-7

55352

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CETETH-8 PHOSPHATE

75159

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hexadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, phosphate (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 50643-20-4

CETOLETH-10

32580

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-11

75163

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-15

75164

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-18

55355

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-2

55356

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-20

32583

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-22

75166

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (22 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-24

32585

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (24 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-25

32586

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (25 mol EO average molar ratio); Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated; Alcohols, C16-1…

CAS 68155-01-1 / 68920-66-1

CETOLETH-30

55236

Hexadecanol and 9-octadecenol, ethoxylated, (30 mol EO average molar ratio); Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-hexadecyl-omega-hydroxy-, mix…

CAS 8065-81-4

CETOLETH-4

55237

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-5

55238

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETOLETH-6

74940

Alcohols, C16 and C18-unsaturated, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68155-01-1

CETYL BETAINE

74950

(Carboxylatomethyl)hexadecyldimethylammonium

CAS 693-33-4

CETYL PEG-8 DIMETHICONE

83283

Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, hexadecyl methyl, 3-(hydropoly(oxyethanediyl)oxy)propyl methyl (8 mol EO average), trimethylsilyl termin…

CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE

55251

Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone is the copolymer of Cetyl Dimethicone and an alkoxylated derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of …

CETYL PEG/PPG-7/3 DIMETHICONE

55253

Cetyl PEG/PPG-7/3 Dimethicone is a copolymer of Cetyl Dimethicone and an alkoxylated derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 7 m…

CHIMYL STEARATE

75062

Octadecanoic acid, 3-hexadecyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl ester

CAS 109210-83-5

CHITOSAN ARGININAMIDE

91914

Chitosan, N-[(2S)-5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-2-[[(1,1-dimethylethoxy) carbonyl]amino]-1-oxopentyl],hydrolyzed

CHLORELLETH-20

97251

Chlorelleth-20 is the polyethylene glycol ether of the fatty alcohols derived from the oil produced through the cultivation of the alga Chl…

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

SKIN CONDITIONING · 13138HAIR CONDITIONING · 3619SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT · 3586SURFACTANT - CLEANSING · 3218SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING · 2924ANTIOXIDANT · 2907SKIN PROTECTING · 2784PERFUMING · 2778

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.