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Surfactants, Cleansing & Emulsifying Agents

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no CAS in CosIng

ACRYLATES CROSSPOLYMER-4

Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 32612-48-9 / 67762-19-0

AMMONIUM LAURETH SULFATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 2235-54-3

AMMONIUM LAURYL SULFATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 506-30-9

ARACHIDIC ACID

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Opacifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

ARGAN OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 112-85-6

BEHENIC ACID

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Opacifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 81646-13-1 / 241148-21-0

BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE

Antistatic, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68515-73-1

CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68439-49-6

CETEARETH-20

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68439-49-6

CETEARETH-25

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68439-49-6

CETEARETH-30

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68439-49-6

CETEARETH-6

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5

CETEARYL ALCOHOL

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Opacifying, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 50643-20-4

CETETH-10 PHOSPHATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68140-00-1

COCAMIDE MEA

Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 68333-82-4

COCAMIDE MIPA

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 97862-59-4 (generic)/61789-40-0/70851-07-9/83138-08-3

COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling, Skin Conditioning - Miscellaneous

CAS 68424-94-2

COCO-BETAINE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 110615-47-9

COCO-GLUCOSIDE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 130381-04-3

COCODIMONIUM HYDROXYPROPYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 92045-31-3

COCOGLYCERIDES

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 61788-47-4

COCONUT ACID

Cleansing, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 54549-25-6; 58846-77-8; 141464-42-8; 68515-73-1

DECYL GLUCOSIDE

Cleansing, Emulsion Stabilising, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 183387-52-2

DEXTRIN PALMITATE/ETHYLHEXANOATE

Anticaking, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 2197-63-9

DICETYL PHOSPHATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 67763-18-2 / 81230-05-9

DIISOSTEARYL MALATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 63148-62-9 / 9006-65-9 / 9016-00-6

DIMETHICONE

Antifoaming, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

CAS 31692-79-2 / 70131-67-8

DIMETHICONOL

Antifoaming, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Moisturising

no CAS in CosIng

DISODIUM COCOAMPHODIACETATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Hydrotrope, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68187-30-4

DISODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 39354-45-5 / 40754-59-4 / 42016-08-0 / 58450-52-5 / 68815-56-5

DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Surfactant - Hydrotrope, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

GLYCERYL BEHENATE/EICOSADIOATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 26402-26-6

GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE

Deodorant, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 27215-38-4 / 142-18-7

GLYCERYL LAURATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 31566-31-1

GLYCERYL STEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 55840-13-6 / 86418-55-5

GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 11099-07-3

GLYCERYL STEARATE SE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

GLYCERYL UNDECYLENATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 627-83-8

GLYCOL DISTEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Opacifying, Skin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 111-60-4

GLYCOL STEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Opacifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 8001-78-3

HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 92128-87-5

HYDROGENATED LECITHIN

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 91744-66-0

HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 68442-94-4 / 39421-75-5

HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR

Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 106-14-9

HYDROXYSTEARIC ACID

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

ISOCETETH-20

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 8006-54-0

LANOLIN

Antistatic, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 8027-33-6

LANOLIN ALCOHOL

Antistatic, Binding, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 9002-92-0 / 6540-99-4 / 68002-97-1

LAURETH-10

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 3055-93-4 / 9002-92-0 / 68439-50-9

LAURETH-2

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9002-92-0

LAURETH-23

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 3055-97-8 / 68439-50-9 / 9002-92-0

LAURETH-7

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 143-07-7

LAURIC ACID

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 683-10-3

LAURYL BETAINE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 110615-47-9

LAURYL GLUCOSIDE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 2687-96-9

LAURYL PYRROLIDONE

Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 8002-43-5 / 8030-76-0 (soybean)

LECITHIN

Antistatic, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 60-33-3 (CIS)

LINOLEIC ACID

Antistatic, Cleansing, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9004-70-0

NITROCELLULOSE

Film Forming, Dispersing Non-Surfactant

CAS 112-80-1

OLEIC ACID

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 9004-98-2

OLETH-20

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

OLIVE OIL GLYCERETH-8 ESTERS

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 101403-98-9

PALM KERNEL ACID

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 57-10-3

PALMITIC ACID

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 9004-99-3

PEG-100 STEARATE

Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 86893-19-8

PEG-120 METHYL GLUCOSE DIOLEATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 9005-08-7

PEG-150 DISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

no CAS in CosIng

PEG-20 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 68389-70-8

PEG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

PEG-200 HYDROGENATED GLYCERYL PALMATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Solvent, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-08-7

PEG-3 DISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 61788-85-0

PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9004-99-3

PEG-40 STEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 86481-08-5

PEG-55 PROPYLENE GLYCOL OLEATE

Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

no CAS in CosIng

PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 61788-85-0

PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 66105-29-1, 68201-46-7

PEG-7 GLYCERYL COCOATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-08-7

PEG-8 DISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 9004-81-3

PEG-8 LAURATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9004-99-3

PEG-8 STEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Humectant, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

PEG-90 GLYCERYL ISOSTEARATE

Cleansing

CAS 62125-22-8

PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 195868-36-1/ 70131-69-0/ 2116-84-9

PHENYL TRIMETHICONE

Antifoaming, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning - Occlusive

CAS 120486-24-0

POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 136097-93-3

POLYGLYCERYL-3 BEESWAX

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

POLYGLYCERYL-3 DICITRATE/STEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 66082-42-6 / 85666-92-8

POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 160391-93-5

POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

POLYGLYCERYL-4 DIISOSTEARATE/POLYHYDROXYSTEARATE/SEBACATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 34424-97-0

POLYGLYCERYL-6 DISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 27924-99-8 / 58128-22-6

POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 9005-64-5

POLYSORBATE 20

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-67-8

POLYSORBATE 60

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 84861-79-0; 19035-79-1

POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 61789-30-8

POTASSIUM COCOATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 301341-58-2

POTASSIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE

Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68154-77-8

POTASSIUM OLIVATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

POTASSIUM OLIVOYL PCA

Cleansing, Humectant

no CAS in CosIng

PPG-1 TRIDECETH-6

Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

PPG-1-PEG-9 LAURYL GLYCOL ETHER

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

PPG-2 HYDROXYETHYL COCAMIDE

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9087-53-0 / 37311-01-6

PPG-5-CETETH-20

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 84012-34-0

PRUNUS PERSICA EXTRACT

Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Moisturising, Skin Conditioning

CAS 61789-80-8

QUATERNIUM-18

Antistatic, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 92201-88-2

QUATERNIUM-87

Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68611-44-9

SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE

Anticaking, Antifoaming, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling

no CAS in CosIng

SILICA SILYLATE

Anticaking, Antifoaming, Bulking, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 519142-86-0

SILICONE QUATERNIUM-17

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 8050-81-5

SIMETHICONE

Antifoaming, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning

CAS 68439-57-6

SODIUM C14-16 OLEFIN SULFONATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 59186-41-3

SODIUM CETEARYL SULFATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 97375-27-4

SODIUM COCO-SULFATE

Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 90387-76-1

SODIUM COCOAMPHOACETATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 61789-31-9

SODIUM COCOATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 68187-32-6

SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 61789-32-0 / 58969-27-0

SODIUM COCOYL ISETHIONATE

Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 1562-00-1

SODIUM ISETHIONATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning

CAS 3088-31-1 / 9004-82-4 / 68891-38-3 / 1335-72-4 / 68585-34-2 / 91648-56-5

SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 14960-06-6 / 26256-79-1

SODIUM LAURIMINODIPROPIONATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

SODIUM LAUROYL GLYCINATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 7381-01-3

SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Foaming, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 13557-75-0

SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

no CAS in CosIng

SODIUM LAUROYL METHYL ISETHIONATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

SODIUM LAURYL GLUCOSE CARBOXYLATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 12765-39-8; 61791-42-2

SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE

Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 869737-84-8

SODIUM METHYL ISETHIONATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 4337-75-1

SODIUM METHYL LAUROYL TAURATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 137-20-2 / 7308-16-9

SODIUM METHYL OLEOYL TAURATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 61789-89-7

SODIUM PALM KERNELATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 61790-79-2

SODIUM PALMATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 9084-06-4

SODIUM POLYNAPHTHALENESULFONATE

Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Surfactant - Hydrotrope, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 822-16-2

SODIUM STEARATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 38517-23-6 / 79811-24-8

SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning

CAS 8052-48-0

SODIUM TALLOWATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

CAS 1300-72-7

SODIUM XYLENESULFONATE

Surfactant - Hydrotrope

CAS 60177-36-8

SORBITAN CAPRYLATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 71902-01-7

SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 1338-43-8

SORBITAN OLEATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 223706-40-9

SORBITAN OLIVATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 1338-41-6

SORBITAN STEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 26658-19-5

SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

Surfactant - Emulsifying

CAS 68308-53-2

SOY ACID

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Refatting

CAS 7651-02-7

STEARAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE

Antistatic, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Hair Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-00-9 (Generic)

STEARETH-100

Gel Forming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-00-9 (Generic) / 16057-43-5

STEARETH-2

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-00-9 (Generic)

STEARETH-20

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

STEARETH-200

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 9005-00-9 (Generic)

STEARETH-21

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 91031-88-8

SUCROSE COCOATE

Antistatic, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

CAS 27195-16-0

SUCROSE DISTEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 25168-73-4 / 37318-31-3

SUCROSE STEARATE

Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 27323-41-7 / 68411-31-4

TEA-DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE

Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 24938-91-8 / 69011-36-5

TRIDECETH-10

Cleansing, Surfactant - Cleansing

CAS 24938-91-8 / 69011-36-5

TRIDECETH-12

Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing

no CAS in CosIng

TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE

Antifoaming, Skin Conditioning - Emollient, Skin Conditioning

CAS 32440-50-9/63231-81-2

VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER

Binding, Film Forming, Hair Fixing, Viscosity Controlling, Dispersing Non-Surfactant

CAS 11138-66-2

XANTHAN GUM

Binding, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing, Viscosity Controlling

no CAS in CosIng

ZINC COCO-SULFATE

Cleansing, Surfactant - Emulsifying, Surfactant - Cleansing