Methyloxirane, polymer with oxirane, monoester with isooctadecanoic acid (18 mol EO, 18 mol PO average)
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/PPG-18/18 LAURATE
57123Methyloxirane, polymer with oxirane, monoester with dodecanoic acid (18 mol EO, 18 mol PO average)
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (19 mol EO, 19 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-190/60 COPOLYMER
57126PEG/PPG-190/60 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 190 moles of ethylene oxide with 60 moles of propylene oxide
Polyoxyethylene (2) polyoxypropylene (5) tocopheryl ether
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 15 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-20/20 COPOLYMER
57129PEG/PPG-20/20 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 20 moles of ethylene oxide with 20 moles of propylene oxide
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 20 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-Me ether (20 mol EO, 22 mol PO avera…
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 23 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 29 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-20/6 DIMETHICONE
57135Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (20 mol EO, 6 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-20/60 COPOLYMER
57136PEG/PPG-20/60Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 20 moles of ethylene oxide with 60moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-20/65 COPOLYMER
57137PEG/PPG-20/65 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 20 moles of ethylene oxide with 65 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-20/9 COPOLYMER
57215PEG/PPG-20/9 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 20 moles of ethylene oxide with 9 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-200/40 COPOLYMER
57216PEG/PPG-200/40 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 200 moles of ethylene oxide with 40 moles of propylene oxide
Siloxanes and silicones, diMe, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-butyl ether (22 mol EO, 22 mol PO ave…
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (22 mol EO, 23 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (22 mol EO, 24 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-22/25 COPOLYMER
57222Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane
PEG/PPG-23/23 Butyl Ether Dimethicone is the butyl ether of a derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 23 moles of ethylene oxide…
PEG/PPG-23/6 DIMETHICONE
57225Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (23 mol EO, 6 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-butyl ether
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (25 mol EO, 25 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (27 mol EO, 27 mol PO average molar ratio)
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, 3-hydroxypropyl Me, ethers with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol mono-butyl ether
Siloxanes and silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, reaction products with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol monoacetate allyl ether
PEG/PPG-28/30 COPOLYMER
57237PEG/PPG-28/30 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 28 moles of ethylene oxide with 30 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-3/10 DIMETHICONE
57238Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (3 mol EO, 10 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-3/17 COPOLYMER
57239Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane
Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (30 mol EO, 10 mol PO average molar ratio)
Polyoxyethylene (30) polyoxypropylene (10) tocopheryl ether
PEG/PPG-30/160 COPOLYMER
57243PEG/PPG-30/160 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 30 moles of ethylene oxide with 160 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-30/35 COPOLYMER
85136PEG/PPG-30/35 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 30 moles of ethylene oxide with 35 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-30/55 COPOLYMER
57246PEG/PPG-30/55 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 30 moles of ethylene oxide with 55 moles of propylene oxide
Methyloxirane, polymer with oxirane, diester with 12-hydroxy-9(Z)-octadecenoic acid (32 mol EO, 3 mol PO average)
PEG/PPG-35/40 COPOLYMER
57250PEG/PPG-35/40 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 35 moles of ethylene oxide with 40 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-4/12 DIMETHICONE
57254Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (4 mol EO, 12 mol PO average molar ratio)
PEG/PPG-4/2 Propylheptyl Ether is the product formed by the reaction of 2-propylheptanol with an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide and 2…
PEG/PPG-40/2 Propylheptyl Ether is the product formed by the reaction of 2-propylheptanol with an average of 40 moles of ethylene oxide and…
Polyoxyethylene (5) polyoxypropylene (10) tocopheryl ether
2-propylheptanol ethoxylated, propoxylated; oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, mono(2-propylheptyl)ether
Polyoxyethylene (5) polyoxypropylene (20) tocopheryl ether
PEG/PPG-5/3 TRISILOXANE
572583-Hydropoly(oxyethylene, oxypropylene)-1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane
Polyoxyethylene (5) polyoxypropylene (30) tocopheryl ether
PEG/PPG-5/35 COPOLYMER
57261Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane
Polyoxyethylene (50) polyoxypropylene (20) tocopheryl ether
PEG/PPG-50/40 COPOLYMER
57263PEG/PPG-50/40 Copolymer is the block copolymer produced by the interaction of 50 moles of ethylene oxide with 40 moles of propylene oxide
PEG/PPG-6/11 DIMETHICONE
57266Siloxanes and silicones, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, ethoxylated, propoxylated (6 mol EO, 11 mol PO average molar ratio)
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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.