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
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-(tetradecyloxy)-, phosphates, sodium salt (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Octadecanoic acid, 9(or 10)-(sulfooxy)-, sodium salt (1:?)
Sodium N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-[2-[(1-oxooctadecyl)amino]ethyl]glycinate
1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-[2-[(1-oxooctadecyl)amino]ethyl]amino-, monosodium salt
Octadecanamide, N-[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)(2-carboxyethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Sodium hydrogen N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-L-glutamate
Hydrolysed maize protein, N-octanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
Hydrolysed silk protein, N-octanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
Hydrolysed soya protein, N-octanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
Proteins, sweet almond (Prunus amygdalus dulcis), hydrolysed N-octanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
Hydrolysed wheat protein, N-octanoyl derivatives, sodium salts
Octadecanaminium, N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, hydroxide, sodium salt
Benzoic acid, 2-[(octadecylamino)carbonyl]-, monosodium salt
Sodium Succinate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer is the crosslinked polymer formed by the reaction of Lauryl Glucoside with 1,3-dichloro-2-pro…
Amides, sunflower-seed-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
SODIUM SUNFLOWERSEEDATE
89453Sodium Sunflowerseedate is the sodium salt of Sunflower Seed Acid
SODIUM SURFACTIN
59657Sodium Surfactin is a peptidelipid composed of amino acids and fatty acids and is produced by the fermentation of Bacillus subtilis
SODIUM SWEET ALMONDATE
59658Sodium Sweet Almondate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
Amides, sweet-almond-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salt
Amides, tall-oil, N-[2-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(2-carboxyethyl)amino]ethyl]-, sodium salts
Glycine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(2-aminoethyl)-, N-tallow-acyl derivs., sodium salts
SODIUM TAMANUSEEDATE
83837Sodium Tamanuseedate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
SODIUM TAURATE
597212-Aminoethanesulfonic acid, sodium salt
2-(N-Coco-acyl-N-methylamino)ethanesulfonic acid, sodium 2-aminoethanesulfonate salt
SODIUM TAURINE LAURATE
59723Dodecanoic acid, 2-aminoethanesulfonic, sodium salt
Sodium Taurine Lauroyl Methyl Beta-Alaninate is the organic salt
Sodium Theobroma Grandiflorum Seedate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids obtained from Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter
Sodium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and Tocopherol
SODIUM TRIDECETH SULFATE
80222Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(tridecyloxy)-, sodium salt (1-4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-(tridecyloxy)-, sodium salt
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-tridecyloxy, sodium salts (15 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-tridecyloxy, sodium salts (19 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-tridecyloxy)-, sodium salt
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-tridecyloxy, sodium salts (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-tridecyloxy)-, sodium salt
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-(tridecyloxy)-, sodium salt
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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.