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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

Shea Butter Glyceride is the monoglyceride derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Shea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

CAS 194043-92-0

Shea Butter Peg-32 Esters is a complex mixture of esters formed by the transesterification of PEG-32 with Butyrospermum Parkii

Shea Butter Peg-8 Esters is a complex mixture of esters formed by the transesterification of PEG-8 with Butyrospermum Parkii

Shea Butter Polyglyceryl-3 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Polyglycerin-3 and Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butt…

Shea Butter Polyglyceryl-6 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) and Polyglycerin…

Silicones and siloxanes, 3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)propyl methyl, cocoamidopropyldimethylammonio-2-hydroxypropoxypropyl methyl, 3-(2,3-dihydr…

CAS 519142-86-0

SILKWORM DECAPEPTIDE-1

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Silkworm Decapeptide-1 is a single chain peptide, obtained from the silkworm. The starting gene codes for Fibroin Heavy Chain, found in the…

SILKWORM OLIGOPEPTIDE-2

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Silkworm Oligopeptide-2 is a single chain peptide, containing 14 amino acids consisting of alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glutamine…

SILKWORM OLIGOPEPTIDE-3

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Silkworm Oligopeptide-3 is a single chain peptide, containing 11 amino acids consisting of alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, …

SILKWORM OLIGOPEPTIDE-4

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Silkworm Oligopeptide-4 is a single chain peptide containing 12 amino acids consisting of alanine, glycine, tyrosine and valine, obtained f…

Sodium Arganate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil.

Sodium Avocadoate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Persea Gratissima (Avocado)

Sodium C10-15 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C10-15 Pareth Sulfate) is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixtur…

Sodium C10-16 Alketh-2 Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C10-16 Pareth-2 Sulfate) is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mi…

CAS 68585-34-2 (generic)

Sodium C10-16 Alkyl Sulfate is the sodium salt of the sulfate of a mixture of synthetic fatty alcohols with 10 to 16 carbons in the alkyl c…

Sodium C11-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C11-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate) is the sodium salt of C11-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid (For…

CAS 68603-23-6 (generic)

Sodium C11-15 Alkyl Sulfate is the sodium salt of the sulfate of a mixture of synthetic alcohols with 11 to 15 carbons in the alkyl chain

Sodium C12-13 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate) is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixtur…

CAS 161074-79-9

Sodium C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylate is the sodium salt of C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylic Acid) that…

Sodium C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate) is the sodium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphori…

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.