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.-isooctadecyl-.omega.-carboxymethoxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
ISOSTEARETH-8
82416Glycerides, isooctadecanoic and tetradecanoic mixed
Proteins, hydrolyzates, leather, reaction products with isostearoyl chloride
Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Keratin is the condensation product of isostearic acid chloride with Hydrolyzed Keratin.
Siloxanes and Silicones, 11-isooctadecyloxy-11-oxoundecyl methyl, 3-(hydropoly(oxyethylene)oxy)propyl methyl, dimethyl (8 mol EO average mo…
ISOSTEARYL GLUCOSIDE
57677Isostearyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of isostearyl alcohol with glucose
ISOSTEARYL POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIMETHICONE
cosing-live-101874Isostearyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimethicone is the silicone polymer that conforms generally to the formula:
Jojoba Oil PEG-150 Esters is the polyethylene glycol derivative of the acids and alcohols derived from Simmondsia Chinensis Oil containing …
Polyethylene Glycol (120) Jojoba Acid/Alcohol
JOJOBA WAX PEG-80 ESTERS
57742Polyethylene Glycol (80) Jojoba Acid/Alcohol
JOJOBAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
88096Jojobamidopropyl Betaine is the zwitterion that conforms generally to the formula: (RCO-NH(CH2)3-(+)N(CH3)2-CH2COO(-)) where RCO- represent…
JOJOBAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE
cosing-live-104760Jojobamidopropyl Dimethylamine is the amidoamine which conforms to the formula: [chemical structure image not found] where RCO- represents …
LANETH-4 PHOSPHATE
78348Alcohols, lanolin, ethoxylated, dihydrogen phosphates (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
LANOLIN
34857Lanolin is a refined derivative of the unctuous fat-like sebaceous secretion of sheep. It consists of a highly complex mixture of esters of…
LANOLIN ALCOHOL
78357Alcohols, lanolin. A complex combination of organic alcohols obtained by the hydrolysis of lanolin
N-(4-Diaminomethyleneaminobutyl)-C12-, C14 and C16-alkanamides acetate
LAURAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
34880(Carboxymethyl)dimethyl-3-[(1-oxododecyl)amino]propylammonium hydroxide
N-(3-Dodecanamidopropyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethylammoniopropanesulfonate
Popular populated ingredient functions
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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.