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
Decyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimethicone is the silicone polymer that conforms generally to the formula:
DECYLTETRADECETH-10
83952Decyltetradeceth-10 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Decyltetradecanol
DECYLTETRADECETH-15
83951Decyltetradeceth-15 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Decyltetradecanol
DECYLTETRADECETH-20
84007Decyltetradeceth-20 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Decyltetradecanol
DECYLTETRADECETH-25
83950Decyltetradeceth-25 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Decyltetradecanol
DECYLTETRADECETH-30
755112-Decyltetradecanol, ethoxylated (30 mol EO average molar ratio)
DECYLTETRADECETH-5
838122-Ethylhexanoic acid and hexadecanoic acid, dextrin ester
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-10 PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-99383Di-C12-15 Alketh-10 Phosphate (Formerly Di-C12-15 Pareth-10 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic …
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-10 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY DI-C12-15 PARETH-10 PHOSPHATE)
cosing-live-102263Di-C12-15 Alketh-10 Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C12-15 ethoxylated alcohol containing an …
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-2 PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-99380Di-C12-15 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly Di-C12-15 Pareth-2 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and C12-15 Alketh-…
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-2 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY DI-C12-15 PARETH-2 PHOSPHATE)
cosing-live-102260Di-C12-15 Alketh-2 Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and C12-15 Alketh-2 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-2).
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-4 PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-99381Di-C12-15 Alketh-4 Phosphate (Formerly Di-C12-15 Pareth-4 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and C12-15 Alketh-…
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-4 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY DI-C12-15 PARETH-4 PHOSPHATE)
cosing-live-102261Di-C12-15 Alketh-4 Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and C12-15 Alketh-4 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-4).
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-6 PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-99384Di-C12-15 Alketh-6 Phosphate (Formerly Di-C12-15 Pareth-6 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C1…
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-6 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY DI-C12-15 PARETH-6 PHOSPHATE)
cosing-live-102264Di-C12-15 Alketh-6 Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C12-15 ethoxylated alcohol containing an a…
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-8 PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-99382Di-C12-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate (Formerly Di-C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C1…
DI-C12-15 ALKETH-8 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY DI-C12-15 PARETH-8 PHOSPHATE)
cosing-live-102262Di-C12-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate is a complex mixture of diesters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C12-15 ethoxylated alcohol containing an a…
C12-15 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
C12-15 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (2 mol EO average molar ratio)
C12-15 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
C12-15 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
C12-15 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (8 mol EO average molar ratio)
Hexanoic acid, ethoxylated, propoxylated, tetradecyl diether (20 mol EO, 4 mol PO average)
Di-PPG-3 Ceteth-4 Adipate is the diester of adipic acid with a polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene derivative of cetyl alcohol
4-[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(1-oxooleyl)amino]ethyl] hydrogen 2-sulphosuccinate, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotri[ethanol] (1:2)
L-Aspartic acid, N-(1-oxohexadecyl)-, salt with 2,2',2''-nitrilotrisethanol (1:2)
Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1-[2-[(1-oxododecyl)amino]ethyl] ester, diammonium salt
Butanedioic acid, sulfo, monoester with .alpha.-hydro-.omega.- (1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenylamino)poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), diammonium salt (2 m…
Dianthus Longicalyx Seed Extract is the extract of the seeds of Dianthus longicalyx, Caryophyllaceae.
Methanaminium, N-methyl-N,N-bis(mixed docosyl and eicosyl)-, chloride
1-Docosanaminium, N-docosyl-N,N-dimethyl-, methyl sulfate (salt)
Quaternary ammonium compounds, di-C8-10-alkyldimethyl, chlorides
DICETEARETH-10 PHOSPHATE
75674C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
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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.