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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

Dodecanoic acid, 2-(1-carboxyethoxy)-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl ester, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotrisethanol (salt)

III/62

N-Methyl-N-(1-oxododecyl)glycine, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotri(ethanol) (1:1)

CAS 16693-53-1III/62

tris(2-Hydroxyethyl)ammonium myristate

CAS 41669-40-3III/62

Oleic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1)

CAS 2717-15-9III/62

(Z)-N-Methyl-N-(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)glycine, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotri(ethanol) (1:1)

CAS 17736-08-2III/62

9(Z)-Octadecenyl hydrogen sulfate, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotrisethanol (1:1)

III/62

tris(2-Hydroxyethyl)ammonium palmitate

CAS 49719-60-0III/62

Ethanol, 2,2',2''-nitrilotris-, compds. with polyethylene glycol hydrogen sulfate 2-(coco acylamino)ethyl ether

CAS 73246-94-3III/62

TEA-Perfluorohexyl Ethylphosphates is the triethanolamine salt of a complex mixture of esters of perfluorohexylethanol and phosphoric acid.

Resin acids and Rosin acids, compounds with triethanolamine

CAS 61790-65-5III/62

Stearic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1)

CAS 4568-28-9III/62

Fatty acids, tall-oil, compds. with triethanolamine

CAS 68132-46-7 / 67784-78-5III/62

Undec-10-enoic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1) (salt)

CAS 84471-25-0III/62 V/18

TIN

86716

Tin is a metallic element

CAS 7440-31-5

1,1',1''-Nitrilotripropan-2-ol, salt with .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-(dodecyloxy)poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (1:1)

CAS 107600-36-2III/62

TIPA-Laureth-3 Carboxylate is the triisopropanolamine salt of the carboxylic acid derivative of Laureth-3

Dodecyl hydrogen sulphate, compound with 1,1',1''-nitrilotripropan-2-ol.

CAS 66161-60-2III/62

TIPA-Myristate is the salt of triisopropanolamine and myristic acid

III/62

Stearic acid, compound with 1,1',1''-nitrilotri(propan-2-ol) (1:1).

CAS 10042-67-8III/62

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol, ethoxylated (18 mol EO average molar ratio)

3,4-Dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

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.