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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.

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Ingredients with the SURFACTANT function

PPG-2-CETEARETH-9

80045

Alcohols, C16--18, ethoxylated, propoxylated (9 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-2-CETETH-10

80047

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

CAS 9087-53-0 / 37311-01-6

PPG-2-CETETH-12

98191

PPG-2-Ceteth-12 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of cetyl alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:

CAS 37311-01-6 (generic), 9087-53-0 (generic)

PPG-2-CETETH-20

80048

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

CAS 9087-53-0 / 37311-01-6

PPG-2-CETETH-5

80049

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

CAS 9087-53-0 / 37311-01-6

PPG-2-DECETH-10

82561

Decanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (10 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-2-DECETH-5

83111

PPG-2-Deceth-5 is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of decyl alcohol

PPG-2-DECETH-8

86127

PPG-2-Deceth-8 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of decyl alcohol

PPG-2-ISODECETH-12

80051

Isodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (12 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 155683-77-5

PPG-2-ISODECETH-4

80052

Isodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (4 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 155683-77-5

PPG-2-ISODECETH-6

80053

Isodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (6 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 155683-77-5

PPG-2-ISODECETH-9

80054

Isodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (9 mol EO, 2 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 155683-77-5

PPG-2-LAURETH-12

85207

PPG-2-Laureth-12 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of Lauryl Alcohol

PPG-2/PEG-8 COCOATE

85672

PPG-2/PEG-8 Cocoate is the product formed by the reaction of Coconut Acid with an average of 8 moles of ethylene oxide and 2 moles of propy…

PPG-20-GLYCERETH-30

79954

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with 1,2,3-propanetriol (3:1)

CAS 51258-15-2

PPG-23-STEARETH-34

79959

Alcohols, lanolin, ethoxylated, propoxylated (34 mol EO, 33 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 9038-43-1

PPG-24-GLYCERETH-24

79962

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with 1,2,3-propanetriol (3:1)

CAS 51258-15-2

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

SKIN CONDITIONING · 13138HAIR CONDITIONING · 3619SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT · 3586SURFACTANT - CLEANSING · 3218SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING · 2924ANTIOXIDANT · 2907SKIN PROTECTING · 2784PERFUMING · 2778

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.