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
PEG-5 STEARATE
77027Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Octadecanaminium, N,N,N-tris(hydropoly(2-oxyethyl)-, chlorides (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Octadecanaminium, N,N,N-tris[hydropoly(2-oxyethyl)]-, 2-hydroxypropanoates (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-5 TALLOW AMIDE
36269Amides, tallow, N-hydropoly(2-oxyethyl)- (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Benzenemethanaminium, N-tallow-alkyl-N,N-bis(hydropoly(2-oxyethyl)-, chlorides (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-5 TRICAPRYL CITRATE
56945Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-decyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid triesters (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
1,3-Propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-, ethoxylated, triesters with tetraedecanoic acid (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Mono- and diglycerides, Camellia japonica seed oil, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, isooctadecanoate (50 mol EO average molar rat…
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxoisooctadecyloxy (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenyloxy (50 mol EO average molar rat…
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, monoisooctadecanoate (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, butanedioate (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, triisooctadecanoate (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-amino-, N-hydrogenated palm oil acyl- (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Amines, hydrogenated tallow alkyl, ethoxylated (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-50 SHEA BUTTER
77107Oils, butyrospermum parkii (Shea butter), ethoxylated (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-50 STEARAMIDE
57029Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydroxy-.omega.-[(1-oxooctadecyl)amino]- (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-50 STEARATE
77109Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-50 TALLOW AMIDE
77110Amides, tallow, N-hydropoly(2-oxyethyl)- (50 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated (54 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated (55 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(2-(1-oxo-9-(Z)-octadecenyl)oxy-1-methylethyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (55 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated, monoisooctadecanoate (58 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 ALMOND GLYCERIDES
36297Mono- and diglycerides, almond oil, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 BEESWAX
77120Beeswax, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-3-hydroxybutyl-.omega.-1- oxododecyloxy - (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE
57035Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxo-C8-10-alkyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Mono-, di- and triglycerides, C8-10, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 COCAMIDE
77122Amides, coco alkyl, N-(hydroxyethyl), ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 DIISOSTEARATE
57037Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoisooctadecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxoisooctadecyl)oxy]- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 DILAURATE
77123Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxododecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxododecyl)oxy]- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 DIOLEATE
77124Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy]-, (Z,Z)- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 DISTEARATE
77125Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-6 GLYCERYL CAPRATE
57038Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monodecanoate (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, isooctadecanoate (6 mol EO average molar rati…
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-1-oxooctadecyloxy (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Castor oil (Ricinus communis), hydrogenated, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Glycerides, hydrogenated palm oil and hydrogenated palm kernel oil, mono-, ethoxylated (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-amino-, N-hydrogenated palm oil acyl- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-(isododecylthio)-, (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
Popular populated ingredient functions
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.