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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

C12-15 ALKETH-3

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C12-15 Alketh-3 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-3) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 106232-83-1 (generic)/68131-39-5 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-3 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68131-39-5 (generic)/ 106232-83-1 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-3 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-3 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and C12-15 Alketh-3 (Forme…

C12-15 ALKETH-4

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C12-15 Alketh-4 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-4) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 106232-83-1 (generic)/68131-39-5 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-4 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68131-39-5 (generic)/106232-83-1 (generic)

C12-15 ALKETH-5

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C12-15 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-5) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 106232-83-1 (generic)/68131-39-5 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-5 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 5 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68131-39-5 (generic)/ 106232-83-1 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-6 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-6 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of C12-15 pareth-6 and phosphoric acid.

C12-15 ALKETH-7

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C12-15 Alketh-7 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-7) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 106232-83-1 (generic)/68131-39-5 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-7 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 7 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68131-39-5 (generic)/ 106232-83-1 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula below…

CAS 88497-58-9 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid) is the organic acid that conforms generally to the formula below…

C12-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C12-15 eth…

C12-15 ALKETH-9

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C12-15 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 106232-83-1 (generic)/68131-39-5 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-9 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-15 fatty alcohols with an average of 9 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68131-39-5 (generic)/ 106232-83-1 (generic)

C12-15 Alketh-9 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of C12-15 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9)…

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, mono-C12-15-alkyl ethers, phosphates (10 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68071-35-2

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, mono-C12-15-alkyl ethers, phosphates (2 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68071-35-2

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymetyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, C12-15-alkyl ethers (6 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 88497-58-9

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxymethyl-.omega.-hydroxy-, C12-15-alkyl ethers (7 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 88497-58-9

Poly(oxy-1,2- ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, mono-C12-15-alkyl ethers, phosphates (8 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68071-35-2

Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68131-39-5

C12-16 ALKETH-5

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C12-16 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-5) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 8551-12-2 (generic)

C12-16 Alketh-5 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols with an average of 5 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68551-12-2 (generic)

C12-16 Alketh-6 Phosphate (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-6 Phosphate) is a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and a synthetic C12-16 eth…

C12-16 ALKETH-7

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C12-16 Alketh-7 (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-7) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols containing an ave…

CAS 68551-12-2 (generic)

C12-16 Alketh-7 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols containing an average of 7 moles of ethylene…

CAS 68551-12-2 (generic)

C12-16 ALKETH-9

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C12-16 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-9) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols with an average o…

CAS 68551-12-2 (generic)

C12-16 Alketh-9 is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-16 fatty alcohols with an average of 9 moles of ethylene oxide.

CAS 68551-12-2 (generic)

Alcohols, C12-16, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)

CAS 68551-12-2

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.