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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

Cottonseed Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Gossypium Herabceum (Cotton) Seed …

Cyclized Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate is the filtrate of the enzyme-catalyzed cyclized product produced by the fermentation of Leuconostoc.

Benzoic acid, 3-methyl-, cyclohexyl ester,Benzoic acid, 4-methyl-, cyclohexyl ester

CAS 6641-66-3,58435-19-1

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33124

Diacetyl tartaric acid fatty acid mono-, diglyceride ester

DEA-C12-13 Alketh-3 Sulfate (Formerly DEA-C12-13 Pareth-3 Sulfate) is the diethanolamine salt of the sulfate ester of C12-13 Alketh-3 (Form…

II/411

Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)-.alpha.-(C12-13)-alkyl-.omega.-sulfate, (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 243133-69-9II/411

Alcohols, C16-18, ethoxylated, phosphates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium salts (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 162567-77-3II/411

1-Hexadecanol, phosphate, compd. with 2,2'-iminobis[ethanol] (1:1)

CAS 69331-39-1II/411

beta-alanine, N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-[2-(2-carboxyethoxy)ethyl]-, N-coco acyl derivs., 2,2'-iminobisethanol salts

II/411

Isooctadecanoic acid, compound with 2,2'-iminodiethanol (1:1)

CAS 93920-28-6II/411

Dodecanol, ethoxylated, sulfates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 58855-36-0II/411

(9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid, compound with 2,2'-iminodiethanol (1:1)

CAS 59231-42-4II/411

Tetradecanol, ethoxylated, sulfates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (1-4 mol EO)

II/411

Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium myristate

CAS 53404-39-0II/411

(Z)-9-Octadecanol, ethoxylated, phosphates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 58855-63-3II/411

(Z)-9-Octadecanol, ethoxylated, phosphates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 58855-63-3II/411

(Z)-9-Octadecanol, ethoxylated, phosphates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 58855-63-3II/411

(Z)-9-Octadecanol, ethoxylated, phosphates, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium salts (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 58855-63-3II/411

Decanol, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8

Decanol, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8

Decanol, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8 / 5703-94-6

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-phosphono-.omega.-(decyloxy)-

CAS 9004-80-2 / 52019-36-0

Decanol, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8

Decanol, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8 / 5168-89-8

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-phosphono-.omega.-(decyloxy)-

CAS 9004-80-2

Deceth-7 is the polyethylene glycol ether of decyl alcohol

Deceth-7 Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of a 7-mole ethoxylate of decyl alcohol with glucose

Decanol, ethoxylated (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8

Decanol, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 26183-52-8

Deceth-9 Phosphate is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and Deceth-9

(Carboxymethyl)decyldimethylammonium hydroxide

CAS 2644-45-3

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.