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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

Arginine Laureth Sulfate is the Arginine salt of ethoxylated lauryl sulfate containing an average of 1 to 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

Arginine Lauroyl Glutamate is is the Arginine salt of the product formed by the condensation of lauroyl fatty acid chloride with Glutamic A…

Lauroyl Glycinate is the Arginine salt of the product formed by the condensation of lauroyl fatty acid chloride with Glycine.

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl, N-avocado-oil acyl derivatives, inner salts

CAS 246865-42-9

Avocado Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of glycereth-8 with Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

Avocado Oil PEG-8 Esters is a complex mixture obtained by the transesterification of Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil and PEG-8

Avocado Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterificaton of Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil and Polyglycerin-6.

Nonanoic acid, 9-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-9-oxo-,

CAS 242132-61-2

Babassu Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterificaton of Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil and glycereth-8

1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, N-babassu-oil acyl derivatives, inner salt

CAS 223704-95-8

1-Propanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-[(1-oxodocosanyl)amino]-, hydroxide, inner salt

CAS 138527-93-2

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 10 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 15 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Beheneth-2 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Behenyl Alcohol

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 20 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 25 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 30 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Docosanol, ethoxylated, 5 mol EO (average molar ratio)

CAS 26636-40-8

Benzalkonium Bromide is the mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium bromides that conforms generally to the formula:

CAS 91080-29-4V/54 III/65

Benzalkonium Chloride is a mixture of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides that conforms generally to the formula:

CAS 63449-41-2 / 68391-01-5 / 68424-85-1 / 85409-22-9V/54 III/65

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.