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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.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-; Dodecan-1-ol, ethoxylated

CAS 9002-92-0 / 6540-99-4 / 68002-97-1

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (9 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36-Dodecaoxaoctatetracontan-1-ol

CAS 3056-00-6 / 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (13 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (16 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

2-[2-(Dodecyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol

CAS 3055-93-4 / 9002-92-0 / 68439-50-9

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

CAS 125804-14-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (21 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated; 2-[2-[2-(dodecyloxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol

CAS 3055-94-5 / 68439-50-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, phosphate

CAS 39464-66-9 / 25852-45-3

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetracosan-1-ol; Dodecan-1-ol, ethoxylated; Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated

CAS 5274-68-0 / 9002-92-0 / 68439-50-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-dodecyl-omega-hydroxy-, phosphate

CAS 39464-66-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

3,6,9,12,15-Pentaoxaheptacosan-1-ol

CAS 3055-95-6

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio), t-butyl ether

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (4 mol EO average molar ratio); Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-(carbox…

CAS 27306-90-7 / 220622-96-8

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxy-

CAS 9002-92-0

3,6,9,12,15,18-Hexaoxatriacontan-1-ol

CAS 3055-96-7 / 68439-50-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 27306-90-7

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, dihydrogen citrates (6mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 161756-30-5

3,6,9,12,15,18,21-Heptaoxatritriacontanol

CAS 3055-97-8 / 68439-50-9 / 9002-92-0

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, dihydrogen citrates (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 161756-30-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-dodecyloxy-, dihydrogen phosphates (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 39464-66-9

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.