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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

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.""-1,2,3-propanetryiltris[.omega.-hydroxy- (31 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 31694-55-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.,.alpha'.,.alpha''.-1,2,3-propanetriyltris[.omega.,.omega.'-dihydroxy-.omega''. ester with fatty acids deri…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .omega., .omega'.', -dihydroxy-.omega''.-[(2-hydroxy-1-oxopropyl)oxy]-.alpha.,.alpha'.,.alpha''.-1,2,3-propanetry…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .omega., .omega.', -dihydroxy-.omega.""-[(1-oxododecyl)oxy]-.alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.""-1,2,3-propanetryiltris- (6…

CAS 186537-61-1

Glycereth-7 Caprylate/Caprate is the ester of a mixture of Caprylic Acid and Capric Acid with a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin conta…

Glycereth-7 Cocoate is the ester of coconut acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin containing an average of 7 moles of ethylene o…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .omega., .omega'., -dihydroxy-.omega''.-[(12-hydroxy-1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]-.alpha.,.alpha'.,.alpha''.-1,2,3-propane…

Lauric acid, monoester with glycerol / 2,3-dihydroxypropyl laurate

CAS 27215-38-4 / 142-18-7

Glyceryl Linoleate is the monoester of glycerin and linoleic acid. It conforms to the formula

CAS 26545-74-4(1)/ 37348-65-5(2)/ 2277-28-3(3)

Mixture of monoesters of (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid and (E)-9-octadecenoic acid with 1,2,3-propanetriol

Glyceryl Olivate Oleate Estolides is the product obtained by the reaction of Glyceryl Olivate with the estolide formed from Oleic Acid in w…

12-Hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid, monoester with 1,2,3-propanetriol containing sodium octadecanoate and/or potassium octadecanoate

Glyceryl Sesqui-3-Hydroxybutyrate is the mixture of mono- and diesters formed by the reaction of glycerol with methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate.

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.