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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.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-, (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 104909-82-2

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-[4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-, (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 104909-82-2

Butyl Babassuate is the ester of butyl alcohol and the fatty acid derived from babassu oil

C10-16 ALKETH-1

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C10-16 Alketh-1 (Formerly C10-16 Pareth-1) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an a…

C10-16 Alketh-1 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an average of 1 mole of ethylen…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 ALKETH-2

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C10-16 Alketh-2 Formerly C10-16 Pareth-2) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an av…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 Alketh-2 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an average of 2 moles of ethyle…

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of C10-16 alcohols with glucose

C10-16-alkoxyethanol; C10-16 Pareth-1 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C10-16 synthetic fatty alcohols containing an averag…

C10-16-alkoxyethoxyethanol; C10-16 Pareth-2 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C10-16 fatty alcohols containing an …

C11-13 ALKETH-10

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C11-13 Alketh-10 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of …

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 ALKETH-6

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C11-13 Alketh-6 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-6) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an ave…

C11-13 Alketh-6 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 6 moles of ethylene…

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 ALKETH-9

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Definition: C11-13 Alketh-9 (Formerly C11-13 Pareth-9) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an a…

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 Alketh-9 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 9 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 308060-94-8 (generic)

C11-13 Pareth-10 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 10 moles of ethylene oxide.

C11-13 Pareth-6 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 6 moles of ethylene…

C11-13 Pareth-9 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of C11-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 9 moles of ethylene oxide.

C11-15 ALCOHOLS

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C11-15 Alcohols is a mixture of synthetic aliphatic alcohols with 11 to 15 carbons in the alkyl chain.

C11-15 ALKETH-1

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C11-15 Alketh-1 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 1 mole of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68002-97-1 (generic)

C11-15 ALKETH-12

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C11-15 Alketh-12 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-12) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

C11-15 ALKETH-15

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C11-15 Alketh-15 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-15) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

C11-15 ALKETH-20

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C11-15 Alketh-20 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-20) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

C11-15 ALKETH-3

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C11-15 Alketh-3 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

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.