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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

Polyglyceryl-4 Hemp Seedate is the product obtained by the transesterification of Polyglycerin-4 and Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil.

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, dodecanoates (1:1) (4 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

CAS 75798-42-4

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, dodecyl ethers (1:1) (4 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

CAS 9022-75-7 / 95012-79-6

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, 9-(Z)-octodecenyl ethers (1:1) (4 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

CAS 71032-90-1 / 9022-76-8 / 112708-25-5

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, monooctadecanoate; Polyglycerol monostearate 1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, monooctadecanoate (MW=450)

CAS 26855-44-7 / 37349-34-1 / 68004-11-5

Polyglyceryl-4 Stearate Phosphate is the complex mixture of esters formed by the reaction of phosphoric acid and Polyglyceryl-4 Stearate.

Polyglyceryl-4 Trisiloxane is the organic compound that conforms to the following formula, where n has an average value of 4:

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl, .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-amino-, N-coco-acyl derivatives, ethers with 1,2,3-propanetriol hompolymer (1:1) (2 mol EO, …

Polyglyceryl-5 Dicaprylate is the diester of Caprylic Acid with a glycerin polymer containing 5 glycerin units.

CAS 108777-93-1

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, dodecanoates (1:1) (5 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

CAS 128738-83-0

1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, 9-(Z)-octadecanoates (1:1) (5 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

CAS 86529-98-8

Polyglyceryl-5 Polyricinoleate is a complex ester of Polyglycerin-5 and a polymer of Ricinoleic Acid

CAS 29894-35-7 (generic)

Polyglyceryl-5 Ricinoleate is the product obtained by the reaction of Ricinoleic Acid with a glycerin polymer containing 5 glycerin units

Polyglyceryl-5 Stearate is the monoester of stearic acid and Polyglycerin-5

CAS 37349-34-1 (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.