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 2-coco-acylamino-4-carbamoylbutanoic acid
Acid chlorides, coco, reaction products with protein hydrolyzates, sodium salts
Keratin hydrolyzates, coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Pea Protein is the sodium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Pea Protein.
Protein hydrolyzates, rice, coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Royal Jelly is the sodium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride with the hydrolysate of Royal …
Sodium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and hydrolyzed silk
Protein hydrolyzates, soy, coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts
Sodium salt of the condensation product of coconut acid chloride and hydrolyzed sweet almond protein
Protein hydrolyzates, wheat, coco-acyl derivs., sodium salts
Proteins, wheat (Triticum vulgare), hydrolyzed, N-(coconut-oil-acyl), sodium salts, glutamates
Fatty acids, coco, 2-sulfoethyl esters, sodium salts
SODIUM COCOYL LACTYLATE
37839Fatty acids, coco, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl esters, sodium salts
Fatty acids, C8-16, 2-sulfopropyl esters, sodium salts
Sodium 3-(N-coco-acyl-N-methyl)aminopropanoate
SODIUM COCOYL PROLINE
84202Sodium Cocoyl Rice Amino Acids is the sodium salt of the product obtained by the reaction of coconut acid chloride with Rice Amino Acids.
SODIUM COCOYL TAURATE
37841Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-amino-, N-coco acyl derivatives, monosodium salts
Sodium hydrogen N-(coco acyl and hydrogenated tallow acyl) glutamate
Sodium Cocoyl/Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein is the sodium salt of the complex mixture formed by the reaction of cocoyl chloride and olivoy…
Sodium Cocoyl/Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Oat/Wheat Protein is the sodium salt of the complex mixture formed by the reaction of cocoyl chloride and …
Sodium Cocoyl/Palmoyl/Sunfloweroyl Glutamate is the sodium salt of the product formed by the reaction of Glutamic Acid with a mixture of Co…
SODIUM COCOYL/STEAROYL (ALANINE/ARGININE/ASPARAGINE/ASPARTIC ACID/GLUTAMIC ACID/GLUTAMINE/GLYCINE/H…
90513Sodium Cocoyl/Stearoyl (Alanine/Arginine/Asparagine/Aspartic Acid/Glutamic Acid/Glutamine/Glycine/Histidine/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Pheny…
Amides, corn-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(2-carboxyethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salts
Amides, cottonseed-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Sodium Cupheoyl Lactylate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Beta-cyclodextrin sulfobutyl ether, sodium salts; ethers sulfobutyliques de b-cyclodextrine, sels de sodium; Heptakis-1-(4-sulphonylbutyl)-…
SODIUM DECETH SULFATE
79392Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-decyloxy-, sodium salts (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-decyl-.omega.-carboxymethoxy-, sodium salt (1 mol EO average molar ratio)
SODIUM DECYLGLUCOSIDES HYDROXYPROPYL PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-100041Sodium Decylglucosides Hydroxypropyl Phosphate is the sodium salt of the phosphate ester of a mixture of hydroxypropyl decylmonoglucoside a…
Sodium Decylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate is the sodium salt of the sulfonate ester of a mixture of hydroxypropyl decylmonoglucoside an…
Sodium salt of the reaction product of octenylsuccinic anhydride with Dextrin
2-(2-(bis(2-Carboxyethyl)(coco-alkyl)methyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol, dihydrogen phosphate, sodium salts
C16-18 alcohols, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid, sodium salts (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
1-Propanamide, 3-carboxy-3-amino-N-(3-(diethylamino)propyl)-, N-coco-acyl derivs., sodium salts
Phosphoric acid, esters with hexadecanetriol, sodium salts
Sodium salt of a complex mixture of phosphate diesters of Laureth-10
Sodium salt of a complex mixture of phosphate diesters of Laureth-4
Dodecanol, ethoxylated, diester with 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, sodium salts (7 mol EO average molar ratio)
9,12(Z,Z)-Octadecadienamide dimer, N,N'-di-(2,3-dihydroxypropyldimethylammoniopropyl) dichloride, phosphate ester (4:2) disodium salt
9-(Z)-Octadecenol, ethoxylated, diesters with phosphoric acid, sodium salts (8 mol EO average molar ratio)
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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.