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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-25 DIMETHICONE

88650

PPG-25 Dimethicone is the polypropylene glycol derivative of Dimethicone containing an average of 25 moles of propylene oxide.

CAS 68957-00-6

PPG-25-LAURETH-25

80034

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

CAS 68238-81-3 / 37311-00-5

PPG-27 GLYCERYL ETHER

80040

Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris(.omega.-hydroxy-)

CAS 25791-96-2

PPG-3 C12-14 SEC-ALKETH-6

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PPG-3 C12-14 Sec-Alketh-6 is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C12-14 alcohols with an averag…

PPG-3 C12-14 SEC-ALKETH-7

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PPG-3 C12-14 Sec-Alketh-7 (Formerly PPG-3 C12-14 Sec-Pareth-7) is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of a mixture of synthetic sec…

PPG-3 CAPRYLYL ETHER

83379

PPG-3 Caprylyl Ether is the polypropylene glycol ether of caprylic alcohol; Poly(oxy-1-methyl-1,2-ethandiyl), alpha-octyl-omega-hydroxy- (3…

PPG-3-DECETH-2 CARBOXYLIC ACID

80178

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)poly(oxy-1,2-propanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-decyloxy- (1 mol EO, 3 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-3-LAURETH-9

80181

Dodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (9 mol EO, 3 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-3-MYRETH-11

80182

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monotetradecyl ether

CAS 37311-04-9

PPG-3-MYRETH-3

80183

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monotetradecyl ether

CAS 37311-04-9

PPG-30 STEARETH-4

59672

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, stearyl ether (4 mol EO; 30 mol PO average molar ratios)

CAS 9038-43-1

PPG-30-BUTETH-30

80167

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether

CAS 9038-95-3 / 9065-63-8

PPG-34-STEARETH-3

92569

Polyoxyethylene (3) Polyoxypropylene (34) Stearyl Ether,Polyoxypropylene (34) Polyoxyethylene (9) Stearyl Ether

PPG-36-BUTETH-36

80174

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether

CAS 9038-95-3 / 9065-63-8

PPG-38-BUTETH-37

80176

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether

CAS 9038-95-3

PPG-4 C12-14 SEC-ALKETH-5

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PPG-4 C12-14 Sec-Alketh-5 is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C12-14 alcohols with an averag…

PPG-4 C12-14 SEC-PARETH-5

85057

PPG-4 C12-14 Sec-Pareth-5 is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C12-14 alcohols with an averag…

PPG-4 C13-15 ALKETH-15

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PPG-4 C13-15 Alketh-15 (Formerly PPG-4 C13-15 Pareth-15) is the polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene ether of a mixture of synthetic alcohols …

PPG-4 C13-15 PARETH-15

80185

Alcohols, C13-15 , ethoxylated, propoxylated (15 mol EO, 4 mol PO average molar ratios)

CAS 203133-39-5

PPG-4 ISODECETH-3

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PPG-4 Isodeceth-3 is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of isodecyl alcohol that conforms generally to the formula:

PPG-4 LAURETH-5

80189

Dodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (5 mol EO, 4 mol PO average molar ratio); Alcohols, C12-14, ethoxylated propoxylated

CAS 68439-51-0

PPG-4 LAURETH-7

80190

Dodecanol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (7 mol EO, 4 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-4 TRIDECETH-6

37186

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monotridecyl ether (6 mol EO; 4 mol PO average molar ratios)

CAS 65150-81-4

PPG-4-CETEARETH-12

82556

Alcohols, C16-18, ethoxylated, propoxylated (12 mol EO, 4 mol PO average molar ratio)

PPG-4-CETETH-1

80199

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

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

PPG-4-CETETH-10

78568

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

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

PPG-4-CETETH-20

78569

Oxyrane methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

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

PPG-4-CETETH-5

78570

Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, hexadecyl ether

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

PPG-4-DECETH-4

78571

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

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

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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.