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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

Coco-Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of coconut alcohol with glucose.

CAS 110615-47-9

1-Propanaminum, N,N-dimethyl-2-hydroxy-3-sulfo-, N-coco acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

Coco-Oleate Estolides is the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid with the estolide formed from Oleic Acid in which the number …

1-Propanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-3-sulfo-, N-coco acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

1-Propanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-amino-, N-(mixed coco acyl and 9-octadecenoyl) derivs., hydroxides, inner salts

CAS 86438-79-1

Cocoa Butter Glyceryl Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter and glycerin

Imidazolium compounds, 1-[2-(2-carboxyethoxy)ethyl]-1(or 3)-(2-carboxyethyl)-4,5-dihydro-2-norcoco alkyl

CAS 68919-40-4

Quaternary ammonium compounds, [2-[[2-[(2-carboxyethyl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]coco alkyldimethyl, hydroxides, inner …

CAS 100085-64-1

Coconut Flower Sugar is the dried, ground nectar obtained from the flowers of Cocos nucifera, Arecaceae.

Coconut Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Coconut Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil with Polyglycerin-6

Coconut Oil PPG-2-PEG-6 Esters is the end product of the controlled ethoxylation, propoxylation of Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein is the condensation product formed from the reaction of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Oat Protein

Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Silk is the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and hydrolyzed silk

Coffee Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of PEG-8 and Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Oil

Collagenoyl Ethyl Phenylalaninate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where R represents the collagen moiety.

Cornamide DEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of Corn Acid

III/60

Cornamide/Cocamide DEA is the diethanolamide of a mixture of Coconut Acid and the fatty acid obtained from Zea Mays Oil

III/60

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.