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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

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(carboxymethyl)-.omega.-(undecyloxy)-, sodium salt (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 84647-78-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-3-carboxy-2-sulfo-1-oxopropyl-, 2-aminoethanol salts, sodium salts (2 mol EO average mola…

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Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, reaction products with beeswax (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

Sorbeth-2 Cocoate is the ester of the fatty acids derived from coconut oil and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, ethoxylated, esters with beeswax (20 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 8051-73-8

Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate is the tetraester of Oleic Acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 230 moles of ethylen…

1,4-Anhydro-D-glucitol, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivatives, monoesters with isooctadecanoic acid (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

Sorbeth-3 Tristearate is the triester of stearic acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with D-glucitol (6:1) (30 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53694-15-8

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sorbitol-.omega.-hydroxy-, tetraoleate (30 mol EO average molar ratio)

Sorbeth-4 Tetraoleate is the tetraester of oleic acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with D-glucitol (6:1) (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 53694-15-8

D-Glucitol, ethoxylated, hexaesters with 9-(Z)-octadecenoic acid (40 mol EO average molar ratio)

Sorbeth-450 Tristearate is the triester of Stearic Acid and a polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 450 moles of ethylen…

D-Glucitol, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio); Sorbeth-5 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Sorbitol with an average of 5 moles o…

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, ether with d-glucitol (6:1)

CAS 53694-15-8

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.