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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

C11-15 ALKETH-30

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C11-15 Alketh-30 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-30) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

C11-15 ALKETH-40

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C11-15 Alketh-40 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-40) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average…

C11-15 ALKETH-5

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C11-15 Alketh-5 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-5) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

C11-15 ALKETH-7

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C11-15 Alketh-7 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-7) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

C11-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula:

C11-15 ALKETH-9

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C11-15 Alketh-9 (Formerly C11-15 Pareth-9) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecenyl]-.omega.-hydroxy-, C11-15-alkyl ethers (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-04-5

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (30 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),.alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-hydroxy-, C11-15-alkyl ethers (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246159-57-9

Alcohols, C11-15, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 173244-48-9

C11-15 SEC-ALKETH-12

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C11-15 Sec-Alketh-12 (Formerly C11-15 Sec-Pareth-12) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C11-15 alcohols w…

CAS 68131-40-8 (generic)

Alcohols, C11-15-secondary, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-40-8

C11-21 ALKETH-10

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C11-21 Alketh-10 (Formerly C11-21 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-21 fatty alcohols with an average…

CAS 246538-82-9 (generic)

C11-21 Alketh-10 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-21 fatty alcohols with an average of 10 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 246538-82-9 (generic)

C11-21 ALKETH-3

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C11-21 Alketh-3 (Formerly C11-21 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-21 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 246538-82-9 (generic)

C11-21 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C11-21 fatty alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 246538-82-9 (generic)

Alcohols, C11-21, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-82-9

Alcohols, C11-21, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 246538-82-9

C12-13 ALKETH-1

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C12-13 Alketh-1 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-1) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols containing an a…

CAS 66455-14-9 (generic)/160901-19-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-1 is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols containing an average of 1 mole of ethylen…

CAS 160901-19-9 (generic)/ 66455-14-9 (generic)

C12-13 ALKETH-10

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C12-13 Alketh-10 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-10) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 10…

CAS 66455-14-9 (generic)/160901-19-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-10 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 10 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 160901-19-9 (generic)/ 66455-14-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-10 Phosphate (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-10 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and C12-13 Alketh-10 (Fo…

C12-13 ALKETH-12

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C12-13 Alketh-12 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-12) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 12…

C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula bel…

C12-13 ALKETH-15

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C12-13 Alketh-15 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-15) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols with an average…

CAS 66455-14-9 (generic)/160901-19-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-15 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 fatty alcohols with an average of 15 moles of ethylene oxi…

CAS 160901-19-9 (generic)/ 66455-14-9 (generic)

C12-13 ALKETH-2

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C12-13 Alketh-2 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-2) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 2 mo…

CAS 66455-14-9 (generic)/160901-19-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-2 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 2 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 160901-19-9 (generic)/ 66455-14-9 (generic)

C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and C12-13 Alketh-2 (Forme…

C12-13 ALKETH-23

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C12-13 Alketh-23 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-23) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-13 alcohols with an average of 23…

CAS 160901-19-9 (generic)/66455-14-9 (generic)

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.