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 OLEOYL LACTYLATE
79893Sodium 2-(1-carboxylatoethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl oleate
SODIUM OLETH SULFATE
79894Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(9-(Z)-octadecenyloxy)-, sodium salt (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)
SODIUM OLETH-7 PHOSPHATE
79895Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (Z)-, phosphate, sodium salt
SODIUM OLETH-8 PHOSPHATE
79896Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-9-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (Z)-, phosphate, sodium salt
9-Octadecenoic Acid (9Z)-, Methyl-2-Sulfoester, Sodium Salt
SODIUM OLIVAMPHOACETATE
59460Amides, olive-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Sodium 3-(palm-oil-acyloxy)-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate
SODIUM PALMAMPHOACETATE
59465Amides, palm-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Sodium Palmitoyl Ascorbyl Glucoside is the sodium salt of Palmitoyl Ascorbyl Glucoside
Wheat protein hydrolysates, N-hexadecanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
SODIUM PALMOYL GLUTAMATE
59468Sodium hydrogen N-palm-oil acyl glutamate
Sodium Passiflora Edulis Seedate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Amides, peanut-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-1-oxododecylamino-, sodium salts (2 mol EO average molar ratio)
Sodium sulfonatopoly(oxyethylene)coco-amides (4 mol EO average)
Dodecanamide, ethoxylated, oxidised, sodium salts (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Sodium salt of PEG-50 hydrogenated castor oil succinate
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-amino-, N-coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts (5 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy-, sodium salt (7 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-amino-, N-coco-acyl derivatives, sodium salts (7 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-palm glycerides, sodium salt (8 mol EO average molar ratio)
Sodium Pentaerythrityl Hydroxypropyl Iminodiacetate Dendrimer is the sodium salt of a multibranched polymer formed by the sequential reacti…
Nonanoic acid, sulfophenyl ester, sodium salt (1:1),Sodium (Nonanoyloxy) Benzene Sulphonate
Poly(carboxymethylimino-4-hydroxy-1-sulfo-3,5-benzenebismethanediyl), disodium salts
Naphthalenesulfonic acid, polymer with formaldehyde, sodium salt
Benzenesulfonic acid, ethenyl-, homopolymer, sodium salt
Sodium (1-methyl-2-(1-methyl-2-propoxyethoxy)ethoxy)acetate
Sodium Ricinoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate is the quaternary ammonium salt.
9-Octadecenamide, 12-hydroxy-N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
SODIUM SAFFLOWERATE
59556Sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Carthamus tinctorius L. Seed Oil
SODIUM SESAMESEEDATE
83839Sodium Sesameseedate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
SODIUM SESAMPHOACETATE
59557Amides, sesame-seed-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
SODIUM SHEA BUTTERATE
91792Sodium Shea Butterate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter.
Amides, shea-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Sodium Silver Mercaptobenzimidazole Sulfonate is the organic salt that conforms to the formula
Acid chlorides, soya, reaction products with protein hydrolyzates, sodium salts
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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.