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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

Polypropanediol-4 is the polymer of Propanediol containing 4 moles of propanediol.

CAS 345260-48-2

Polypropanediol-5 Stearate is a polymer made by esterifying Polypropanediol-4 containing an average of five moles of propanediol with Stear…

O-(2-Hydroxy-2-trimethylammoniopropyl)starch chloride, reaction products with O-(3-dodecyldimethylammonio-2-hydroxypropyl)starch chloride

Polyquaternium-77 is the complex polymer formed by crosslinking Coco-glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, followed by quaternization of …

Polyquaternium-78 is the complex polymer formed by crosslinking Decyl Glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, followed by quaternization of…

Polyquaternium-79 is the complex polymer formed by crosslinking Decyl Glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, followed by quaternization of…

Polyquaternium-80 is the complex polymer formed by crosslinking Lauryl Glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, followed by quaternization o…

Polyquaternium-81 is the complex polymer formed by crosslinking Lauryl Glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, followed by quaternization o…

Polyquaternium-95 is a copolymer of Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Acrylic Acid and acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride monomers

POLYSILICONE-38

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Polysilicone-38 is a siloxane polymer that is made is several steps. First, Cyclotetrasiloxane is polymerized with Bis-Hydrogen Disiloxane,…

CAS 2991823-77-7

Sorbitan, monododecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-64-5

Sorbitan, monododecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-64-5

Sorbitan, monohexadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-66-7

Sorbitan, monooctadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-67-8

Sorbitan, monooctadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-67-8

Sorbitan, trioctadecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.

CAS 9005-71-4

Sorbitan, mono-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z)-

CAS 9005-65-6

Sorbitan, ethoxylated, mono-9-(Z)-octadecenoate, acetate (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 89964-07-8

Sorbitan, mono-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z)-

CAS 9005-65-6

Sorbitan, tri-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs., (Z,Z,Z)-

CAS 9005-70-3

Polyurethane-28 is a complex polymer formed by the reaction of Bis-Hydroxyethoxypropyl Dimethicone with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and …

Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from babassu oil (Orbignya oleifera)

CAS 226993-76-6

Potassium Borageate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Borago Officinalis Seed Oil

Potassium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic fatty alcohol containing 12 to 14 carbons in the alkyl cha…

Potassium Cocoyl Beta-Alaninate is the potassium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of Coconut Acid and Beta-Alanine.

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.