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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

Sodium C12-18 Olefin Sulfonate is a mixture of long chain sulfonate salts prepared by sulfonation of C12-18 alpha olefins. It consists chie…

Sodium C13-15 Alketh-3 Sulfate is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C13-15 alcohols. It con…

Sodium C13-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate (Formerly Sodium C13-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate) is the sodium salt of a mixture of esters of phosphoric acid a…

Sodium C14-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C14-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylate) is the sodium salt of C14-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (For…

Sodium C14-15 Alketh-PG Sulfonate (Formerly Sodium C14-15 Pareth-PG Sulfonate) is the sodium salt of an ethoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether. I…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-hydroxy-, C14-15-alkyl ethers, sodium salts (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 119147-76-1

Sodium C9-11 Alketh-6 Carboxylate is the sodium salt of C9-11 Alketh-6 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C9-11 Pareth-6 Carboxylic Acid) (q.v.) tha…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-hydroxy-, C9-11-alkyl ethers, sodium salts (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 174125-28-1

Sodium C9-15 Alketh-3 Sulfate is the sodium salt of a sulfated polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C9-15 fatty alcohols. It…

Sodium 1-(carboxymethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-nonyl-1H-imidazolium hydroxide

CAS 14350-94-8

Decanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, sodium salt (1:1) Dodecanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl e…

CAS 13557-74-9/13557-75-0

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.