Compoatlas

Surfactant: emulsifying

2,629 ingredients, 20,533 products

Official definition

Promotes the formation of intimate mixtures of non-miscible liquids by altering the interfacial tension.

Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions).

Definitions cited for information: the inventory decision was repealed on 8 May 2020. It does not establish an authorisation.

In plain words

2,629 ingredients in the database declare the function “Surfactant: emulsifying” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.

20,533 products in the database list at least one of these ingredients, each counted once. This count does not establish the role or effectiveness of the finished product.

Ingredients subject to a prohibition or conditions of use under the Cosmetics Regulation: 30. A declared role is not an authorisation: check the conditions for the ingredient and its intended use.

Ingredients declaring this function

Most frequent in the products of the database first.

Surfactant: emulsifying
IngredientRegulatory status
SODIUM LARDATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURAMINOPROPIONATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURETH-13 CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURETH-3 CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURETH-4 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAUROYL METHYLFURAN SULFONATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURYL DIETHYLENEDIAMINOGLYCINATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM LAURYLGLUCOSIDES HYDROXYPROPYL PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM MACADAMIASEEDATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM MANGOSEEDATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM METHOXY PPG-2 ACETATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM METHYLTAURINE COCOYL METHYLTAURATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OCTOXYNOL-2 ETHANE SULFONATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OCTOXYNOL-6 SULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OCTOXYNOL-9 SULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OLEOYL LACTYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OLETH-7 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OLETH-8 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM OLEYL SULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PEANUTATEAllowed with restrictions (Annex III)
SODIUM PEG-3 LAURAMIDE CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PEG-4 LAURAMIDE CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PEG-50 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL SUCCINATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PEG-6 COCAMIDE CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PEG-8 COCAMIDE CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM PROPOXY PPG-2 ACETATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM RICINOLEAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM SOYATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEARETH-4 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEAROAMPHOHYDROXYPROPYLSULFONATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEAROYL HYDROLYZED SWEET ALMOND PROTEINNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEARYL DIMETHYL GLYCINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEARYL PHTHALAMATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM STEARYL SULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM TALLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM TAMANUSEEDATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM TRIDECYL SULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM UNDECETH-5 CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SODIUM UNDECYLENATEPreservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Annex V, entry 18: maximum concentration: 0.2% (as acid)
SODIUM/MEA LAURETH-2 SULFOSUCCINATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
SODIUM/MEA-PEG-3 COCAMIDE SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
SORBETH-2 BEESWAXNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-2 COCOATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-20 BEESWAXNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-20 PENTAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-20 TETRAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-3 ISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-3 TRISTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-30No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-30 PENTAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-30 TETRAOLEATE LAURATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-4 TETRAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-40No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-40 PENTAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-40 PENTAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-40 TETRAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-40 TETRAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-450 TRISTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-5No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-50 HEXAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-50 PENTAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-50 TETRAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-6No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-6 BEESWAXNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-6 HEXASTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-6 LAURATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-6 TETRAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-60 TETRAOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-60 TETRASTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-7No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBETH-8 BEESWAXNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN COCOATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN DIISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN DIOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN OLEATE LAURYLGLUCOSIDE CROSSPOLYMERNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN SESQUISTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN TRIISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITAN UNDECYLENATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITYL ACETATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SORBITYL LAURATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOY STEROL ACETATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOYAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOYAMINECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
SOYAMINOPROPYLAMINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOYBEAN OIL PEG-20 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOYBEAN OIL PEG-36 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SOYBEAN OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
sr-(POLYPEPTIDE-165 OLIGOPEPTIDE-178)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
sr-(POLYPEPTIDE-166 OLIGOPEPTIDE-178)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
sr-(POLYPEPTIDE-167 OLIGOPEPTIDE-178)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
sr-(POLYPEPTIDE-168 OLIGOPEPTIDE-178)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
sr-(POLYPEPTIDE-169 OLIGOPEPTIDE-178)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARAMIDO POLY(HYDROXYPROPYL) TARTRATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARAMIDOETHYL ETHANOLAMINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE STEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARDIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-1No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-11No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-13No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-14No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-15No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-16No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-2 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-3No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-5No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-5 STEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARETH-8No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEAROAMPHOACETIC ACIDNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEAROYL ETHYLTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEAROYL LEUCINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYL ACETYL GLUTAMATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYL OLIVATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYL PG-TRIMONIUM CHLORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYL PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYL SORBITOL/TARTARIC ACID COPOLYMERNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYLDIMONIUMHYDROXYPROPYL BUTYLGLUCOSIDES CHLORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYLDIMONIUMHYDROXYPROPYL DECYLGLUCOSIDES CHLORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
STEARYLDIMONIUMHYDROXYPROPYL LAURYLGLUCOSIDES CHLORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE HEXAERUCATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE HEXAOLEATE/HEXAPALMITATE/HEXASTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE HEXAPALMITATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE MORTIERELLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE MYRISTATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE OLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE OLIVATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE PENTAERUCATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYBEHENATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYCOTTONSEEDATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYLAURATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYLINOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYPALMATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE POLYSOYATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE RICINOLEATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE TETRAISOSTEARATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUCROSE TRIBEHENATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER GLYCERIDES CITRATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER SEED OIL GLYCERETH-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER SEED OIL PEG-32 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-3 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-4 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
SUNFLOWER SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-5 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALL OIL ACIDNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOW ALCOHOLNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOW AMIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOW AMINECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TALLOW GLYCERIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOW GLYCERIDESNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWAMIDE DEACited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TALLOWAMIDE MEANo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWAMINE OXIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWAMINOPROPYLAMINENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWDIMONIUM PROPYLTRIMONIUM DICHLORIDENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWETH-18No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWETH-4No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWETH-5No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWETH-6No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TALLOWETH-7No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TEA-C11-15 ALKETH SULFATE (FORMERLY TEA-C11-15 PARETH SULFATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TEA-C11-15 PARETH SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-C12-13 ALKETH-3 SULFATE (FORMERLY TEA-C12-13 PARETH-3 SULFATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TEA-C12-13 PARETH-3 SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-CANOLATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-COCOYL GLYCINATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-DEXTRIN OCTENYLSUCCINATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-DIETHANOLAMINOETHYL POLYISOBUTENYLSUCCINATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-DIMETHICONE PEG-7 PHOSPHATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-ISOSTEARATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LANETH-5 SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LAURATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LAURATE/MYRISTATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LAURETH SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LAURETH-4 PHOSPHATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-LAUROYL LACTYLATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-MYRISTATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-OLEATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-OLEYL SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-PEG-3 COCAMIDE SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-PEG-50 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL SUCCINATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TEA-POLYPHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TEA-TALLATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TETRASODIUM DICARBOXYETHYL STEARYL SULFOSUCCINAMATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM SEED BUTTER GLYCERYL ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM SEED BUTTER PEG-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM SEED BUTTER POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TIPA-LAURETH-3 CARBOXYLATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TIPA-LAURYL SULFATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TIPA-STEARATECited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
TRI-C12-15 ALKETH-10 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY TRI-C12-15 PARETH-10 PHOSPHATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 ALKETH-2 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY TRI-C12-15 PARETH-2 PHOSPHATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 ALKETH-6 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY TRI-C12-15 PARETH-6 PHOSPHATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 ALKETH-8 PHOSPHATE (FORMERLY TRI-C12-15 PARETH-8 PHOSPHATE)No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 PARETH-10 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 PARETH-2 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 PARETH-6 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRI-C12-15 PARETH-8 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRICETETH-5 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRICHILIA EMETICA SEED OIL PEG-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRICHILIA EMETICA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-10 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-15 CARBOXYLIC ACIDNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-18No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-20No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-3 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-4No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIDECETH-8No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIFLUOROPROPYL DIMETHICONE/PEG-10 CROSSPOLYMERNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRILANETH-4 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRILAURETH-9 CITRATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIOLEIN PEG-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRIOLETH-8 PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRISILOXYLPROPYL PEG-8 GLYCERETH-14 SUCCINYL METHYL SOYATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRISILOXYLPROPYL PEG-8 PEG-7 GLYCOL SUCCINYL METHYL SOYATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
TRISILOXYLPROPYL PEG-8 SUCCINYL METHYL SOYATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECANOIC ACID DIMETHICONESNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECETH-3No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECETH-7No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECETH-8No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECETH-9No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
UNDECYLENETH-6No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
VEGETABLE GLYCERIDES PHOSPHATENo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WATERMELON SEED OIL PEG-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WATERMELON SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-10 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WATERMELON SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WHEAT GERM ACIDNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WHEAT GERM OIL GLYCERETH-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
WHEAT GERM OIL PEG-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
XIMENIA AMERICANA SEED OIL PEG-8 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
XIMENIA AMERICANA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERSNo specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation

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