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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

Dodecanol, ethoxylated, diester with 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the siloxane polymer formed by the reaction polydimethylsiloxane with a hydroxyethyl glucose polymer

Dimethicone PEG-10 Phosphate is the partial ester of phosphorica acid and a derivative of dimethicone containing an average of 10 moles of …

CAS 132207-31-9

Dimethicone PEG-15 Acetate is the partial ester of acetic acid and a derivative of dimethicone containing an average of 6 moles of ethylene…

Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene glycol dihydrogen phosphate (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 132207-31-9

Dimethicone Peg-8 avocadoate is the partial ester of PEG-8 dimethicone and the fatty acids derived from avocado oil

Dimethicone PEG-8 Phosphate is the partial ester of phosphoric acid and Dimethicone containing an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide

Siloxanes and silicones, Di-Me, 3-Hydroxypropyl group terminated, Diethers with Polyethylene Glycol Monoacrylate, Polymers with Acrylic Aci…

CAS 217958-64-0

Dimethicone PEG/PPG-12/4 Phosphate is the partial ester of phosphoric acid and a derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 12 mole…

Dimethicone PEG/PPG-7/4 Phosphate is the partial ester of phosphoric acid and a derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 7 moles …

Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, 3-(N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethylammonio)-2-hydroxypropyl ethers

1-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N-[2-[(2-hydroxypropyl) [2-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy]propyl]amino]ethyl]-N-methyl-N-[2-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy…

CAS 111030-96-7

9-(Z)-Octadecenol, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

DIPA-COCOATE

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DIPA-Cocoate is the diisopropanolamine salt of Coconut Acid.

Fatty acids, lanolin, compds. with isopropanolamine

CAS 85536-46-5II/411

DIPA-Myristate is the diisopropanolamine salt of Myristic Acid

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DIPA-OLEATE

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DIPA-Oleate is the diisopropanolamine salt of Oleic Acid

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.