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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

Hydrolyzed Palm Sophorolipids is the hydrolysate of the product obtained by through fermentation by Candida bombicola with the fatty acids …

Hydrolyzed Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter is the hydrolysate of Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter derived by acid, enzyme or other m…

CAS 8002-31-1,110615-47-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega-(2-hydroxyhexadecyl)oxy- (60 mol EO average molar ratio)

Poly(imino-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.amino-, ethoxylated (1000 mol aziridine average molar ratio)

Poly(imino-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.amino-, ethoxylated (1500 mol aziridine average molar ratio)

Hydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Pr…

Inulin Lauryl Carbamate is the product formed by the reaction of lauryl isocyanate and Inulin

CAS 478483-27-1

Alcohols, C16-branched, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

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.