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
POLOXAMINE 1101
36667Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (21;3)
POLOXAMINE 1102
36668Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (21;7)
POLOXAMINE 1104
36669Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (21;19)
POLOXAMINE 1301
36670Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (25;3)
POLOXAMINE 1302
36671Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (26;8)
POLOXAMINE 1304
36672Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (26;24)
POLOXAMINE 1307
36673Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (23:74)
POLOXAMINE 1501
36674Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (30;4)
POLOXAMINE 1502
36675Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (30;10)
POLOXAMINE 1504
36676Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (32;28)
POLOXAMINE 1508
36677Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (22:122)
POLOXAMINE 304
36678Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (4;3)
POLOXAMINE 504
36679Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (8;7)
POLOXAMINE 604
58228Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (16;51)
POLOXAMINE 701
36680Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (12;2)
POLOXAMINE 702
36681Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (13;4)
POLOXAMINE 704
36682Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (14;12)
POLOXAMINE 707
36683Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (19:47)
POLOXAMINE 901
36684Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (18;2)
POLOXAMINE 904
36685Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (19;16)
POLOXAMINE 908
36686Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with (1,2-ethanediyldinitrilo)tetrakis (propanol) (22:122)
Poly(1,2-Butanediol)-40 Xylitol Ether is the polymer
POLYACRYLAMIDE-1
97241Polyacrylamide-1 is the polymer consisting of Isopropylacrylamide, Dimethylaminopropylacrylamide and dioleylphosphatidylethanolamine.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-7 is a copolymer of methacrylate PPG-6 phosphate and one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or on…
POLYACRYLATE-27
86602Polyacrylate-27 is a copolymer of vintyl toluene, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, vinyl imidazole, and methoxy PEG-8 me…
POLYACRYLATE-29
87370Polyacrylate-29 is a copolymer of stearyl methacrylate, methoxy PEG-9 methacrylate and methacrylic acid
POLYACRYLATE-46
95445Polyacrylate-46 is a block polymer formed by the atom-transfer radical-polymerization of Methoxy PEG-144, Methyl Methacrylate, and Dimethyl…
POLYACRYLATE-50
969142-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester, telomer with 1-dodecanethiol, ethenylbenzene and 2-methyloxirane polymer with oxirane mono…
POLYACRYLATE-53
98033Polyacrylate-53 is a complex polymer that is formed in a multi-step reaction. First, a polymer is created by the reaction of Styrene, Ethyl…
POLYCITRONELLETH-11
cosing-live-101784Polycitronelleth-11 is the ethoxylated derivative of Polycitronellol containing an average of 11 moles of ethylene oxide.
POLYCITRONELLOL
cosing-live-98905Polycitronellol is made by the polymerization of Citronellol.
POLYCITRONELLYL SUCCINATE
cosing-live-99045Polycitronellyl Succinate is the product obtained by the reaction of Succinic Anhydride with Polycitronellol.
Polymers of methyl silsesquioxanes and polyethylene-polypropylene glycol butyl ester
Polymer of dimethyl silsesquioxanes and polypropylene glycol butyl ester
POLYESTER-16
85387Polyester-16 is the sodium salt of a copolymer of dimethyl sodiosulfoisophthalic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, ethylene glycol and isophtha…
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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.