Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Surfactants and cleansers in cosmetics: 310 INCI names
What makes a shampoo or a wash lather and clean. 310 names in Bravoora’s cosmetic dictionary, the ones on the most products first.
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- Cocamidopropyl Betaine3,624 products · surfactant
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate2,942 products · surfactant
- Xanthan Gum2,941 products · surfactant
- Cetearyl Alcohol2,596 products · emollient
- Cetyl Alcohol1,538 products · emollient
- Stearic Acid1,347 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate1,198 products · surfactant
- Stearyl Alcohol769 products · emollient
- Triethanolamine768 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 20699 products · surfactant
- Cocamide MEA647 products · surfactant
- Decyl Glucoside634 products · surfactant
- Cetrimonium Chloride602 products · preservative
- PEG-100 Stearate566 products · surfactant
- Lauryl Glucoside516 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-20445 products · surfactant
- Laureth-4400 products · surfactant
- Hexylene Glycol361 products · surfactant
- Coco-Betaine356 products · surfactant
- Lauric Acid315 products · surfactant
- Potassium Cetyl Phosphate312 products · surfactant
- Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine308 products · surfactant
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate304 products · cleansing
- Sodium Coco-Sulfate291 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate271 products · surfactant
- Sodium Palmate267 products · surfactant
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate264 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 60262 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate255 products · surfactant
- Steareth-2246 products · surfactant
- Sodium Palm Kernelate244 products · surfactant
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate240 products · surfactant
- Myristic Acid230 products · cleansing
- TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate225 products · surfactant
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside224 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 80220 products · surfactant
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate210 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoate205 products · surfactant
- Cetearyl Glucoside196 products · surfactant
- Sodium Stearate195 products · surfactant
- Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate191 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate189 products · surfactant
- Cocamide DEA188 products · surfactant
- Steareth-20182 products · surfactant
- PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate178 products · surfactant
- Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate177 products · surfactant
- Glycol Stearate177 products · emollient
- Steareth-21177 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-10176 products · surfactant
- Cocamide Mipa167 products · surfactant
- Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate165 products · surfactant
- Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate165 products · surfactant
- Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose164 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-6161 products · surfactant
- Poloxamer 407158 products · surfactant
- PPG-5-Ceteth-20157 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoamphoacetate154 products · surfactant
- Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine146 products · surfactant
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate145 products · surfactant
- Sodium Isethionate145 products · cleansing
- Lanolin140 products · emollient · not vegan
- Laureth-2134 products · surfactant
- PEG-150 Distearate133 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-25122 products · surfactant
- Cetylpyridinium Chloride121 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate115 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-12107 products · surfactant
- Sodium Olivate106 products · surfactant
- PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil105 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-1295 products · surfactant
- Diisostearyl Malate88 products · emollient
- Capryloyl Glycine86 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-985 products · surfactant
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate78 products · emollient
- Potassium Cocoate77 products · surfactant
- Sodium Tallowate73 products · surfactant · not vegan
- Arachidic Acid70 products · surfactant
- Caprylic Acid69 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Glycinate66 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate66 products · surfactant
- Arachidyl Glucoside62 products · surfactant
- Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate62 products · surfactant
- Capric Acid59 products · surfactant
- Linoleic Acid57 products · emollient
- PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide57 products · surfactant
- Sodium Laurate57 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate57 products · surfactant
- Ceteth-2056 products · surfactant
- Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate55 products · surfactant
- Benzalkonium Chloride54 products · preservative
- Hydroxystearic Acid49 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate49 products · cleansing
- Trideceth-349 products · surfactant
- Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone47 products · emollient
- Ceteareth-3347 products · surfactant
- C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside46 products · surfactant
- Oleth-3046 products · surfactant
- Deceth-345 products · surfactant
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides45 products · emollient
- Laureth-345 products · surfactant
- Oleth-2045 products · surfactant
- Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate45 products · surfactant
- Potassium Olivate45 products · surfactant
- Poloxamer 12444 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol42 products · surfactant
- Poloxamine 130742 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroamphoacetate41 products · surfactant
- Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer38 products · surfactant
- Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone38 products · surfactant
- PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate38 products · surfactant
- Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate38 products · surfactant
- Dicetyl Phosphate37 products · surfactant
- PPG-1 Trideceth-637 products · surfactant
- Sodium Shea Butterate37 products · surfactant
- Steareth-636 products · surfactant
- Cetrimonium Bromide35 products · preservative
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate35 products · surfactant
- Sodium Myreth Sulfate35 products · surfactant
- Ceteth-10 Phosphate34 products · surfactant
- Oleth-1033 products · surfactant
- Glycereth-2 Cocoate32 products · surfactant
- Isostearic Acid32 products · surfactant
- Lauryl Betaine32 products · surfactant
- Undecylenoyl Glycine32 products · surfactant
- Isoceteth-2031 products · surfactant
- Quaternium-8731 products · surfactant
- Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate31 products · surfactant
- Sodium Oleate30 products · surfactant
- Steareth-10030 products · surfactant
- Sodium Palmitate29 products · surfactant
- Lauramidopropyl Betaine28 products · surfactant
- PEG-20 Stearate28 products · humectant
- PEG-4 Laurate28 products · surfactant
- Linolenic Acid27 products · emollient
- Betula Alba Leaf Extract26 products · cleansing
- PPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether26 products · surfactant
- Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate26 products · surfactant
- Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane25 products · humectant
- PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate25 products · cleansing
- C11-15 Pareth-724 products · surfactant
- Lauryl Hydroxysultaine24 products · surfactant
- Potassium Stearate24 products · surfactant
- Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate24 products · surfactant
- Dicetyldimonium Chloride23 products · surfactant
- Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate23 products · surfactant
- Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids23 products · surfactant · from gluten
- Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate23 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-523 products · surfactant
- Trideceth-723 products · surfactant
- Behenic Acid22 products · surfactant
- C12-15 Pareth-322 products · surfactant
- Sodium Rapeseedate22 products · surfactant
- Steareth-3022 products · surfactant
- Disodium Cetearyl Sulfosuccinate21 products · surfactant
- PEG-75 Lanolin21 products · emollient · not vegan
- PEG-8 Laurate21 products · surfactant
- Poloxamer 33821 products · surfactant
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-420 products · surfactant
- Ammonium Laureth Sulfate20 products · surfactant
- Trilaureth-4 Phosphate20 products · surfactant
- Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate19 products · surfactant
- Glyceryl Oleate Citrate19 products · surfactant
- Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate19 products · surfactant
- Stearalkonium Chloride19 products · preservative
- Carnitine18 products · surfactant
- Laureth-7 Citrate18 products · surfactant
- Myristyl Glucoside18 products · cleansing
- Sodium Coceth Sulfate18 products · surfactant
- Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides17 products · emollient
- Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate17 products · surfactant
- C12-13 Pareth-316 products · surfactant
- Magnesium Laureth Sulfate16 products · surfactant
- PEG-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate16 products · surfactant
- C11-15 Pareth-915 products · surfactant
- C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate15 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-3015 products · surfactant
- Laureth-5 Carboxylic Acid15 products · surfactant
- Oleth-215 products · surfactant
- PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate15 products · emollient
- Sodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate15 products · surfactant
- Sodium Laureth-12 Sulfate15 products · surfactant
- Benzethonium Chloride14 products · preservative
- C12-13 Pareth-2314 products · surfactant
- Dimethicone Propyl Pg-Betaine14 products · surfactant
- Inulin Lauryl Carbamate14 products · surfactant
- PEG-35 Castor Oil14 products · surfactant
- PEG-40 Sorbitan Peroleate14 products · surfactant
- Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate14 products · surfactant
- Sodium Hydrolyzed Potato Starch Dodecenylsuccinate14 products · surfactant
- Sodium Methyl Palmitate Sulfonate14 products · surfactant
- C12-14 Pareth-1213 products · surfactant
- Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate13 products · surfactant
- Lauramine Oxide13 products · surfactant
- Mipa-Laureth Sulfate13 products · surfactant
- PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate13 products · surfactant
- PEG-30 Glyceryl Stearate13 products · surfactant
- PEG-50 Hydrogenated Palmamide13 products · surfactant
- Soytrimonium Chloride13 products · preservative
- TEA-Lauryl Sulfate13 products · surfactant
- Heptyl Glucoside12 products · surfactant
- Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate12 products · surfactant
- Potassium Laurate12 products · surfactant
- Steareth-20012 products · surfactant
- Butyloctanoic Acid11 products · surfactant
- Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glycosides11 products · surfactant
- Lauramide MEA11 products · surfactant
- PCA Ethyl Cocoyl Arginate11 products · surfactant
- PEG-40 Glyceryl Cocoate11 products · surfactant
- Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract11 products · surfactant
- Sodium Myristate11 products · surfactant
- Sodium Sunflowerseedate11 products · surfactant
- Sodium Trideceth Sulfate11 products · surfactant
- Sucrose Distearate11 products · emollient
- Sucrose Polystearate11 products · emollient
- Triheptanoin11 products · surfactant
- Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane10 products · surfactant
- Cetyl Phosphate10 products · surfactant
- Dextrin Palmitate10 products · surfactant
- Lauroyl/Myristoyl Methyl Glucamide10 products · emollient
- Lauryl Pyrrolidone10 products · surfactant
- PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Coco/Isostearamide10 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids10 products · surfactant
- Sodium Olivamphoacetate10 products · surfactant
- Triceteareth-4 Phosphate10 products · surfactant
- Xylityl Sesquicaprylate10 products · preservative
- Acetamide MEA9 products · humectant
- Beheneth-259 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-69 products · surfactant
- Cocamide Methyl MEA9 products · surfactant
- Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate9 products · surfactant
- Disodium Lauryl Phenyl Ether Disulfonate9 products · surfactant
- Magnesium Oleth Sulfate9 products · surfactant
- Potassium Oleate9 products · surfactant
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate9 products · cleansing
- Sodium Linoleate9 products · surfactant
- Sodium Surfactin9 products · surfactant
- Beheneth-108 products · surfactant
- Cetrimonium Methosulfate8 products · surfactant
- Cocamide8 products · surfactant
- Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein8 products · surfactant · from gluten
- Lauramidopropylamine Oxide8 products · surfactant
- Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate8 products · surfactant
- PEG-7 Hydrogenated Castor Oil8 products · surfactant
- Poloxamer 1888 products · surfactant
- Potassium Palm Kernelate8 products · cleansing
- Saponaria Officinalis Leaf Extract8 products · cleansing
- Sodium Castorate8 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids8 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein8 products · surfactant · from gluten
- Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate8 products · surfactant
- Sodium Oleth Sulfate8 products · surfactant
- TEA-Cocoyl Glutamate8 products · surfactant
- Undeceth-118 products · emollient
- Undeceth-58 products · surfactant
- Undecylenamidopropyl Betaine8 products · surfactant
- Zinc Coceth Sulfate8 products · surfactant
- Beheneth-307 products · surfactant
- Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone7 products · emollient
- C11-15 Pareth-407 products · surfactant
- Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters7 products · surfactant
- Cetyl Betaine7 products · surfactant
- Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide7 products · surfactant
- Disodium Ricinoleamido MEA-Sulfosuccinate7 products · surfactant
- Myreth-3 Myristate7 products · emollient
- PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides7 products · surfactant
- Potassium Palmitate7 products · surfactant
- Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan7 products · cleansing
- Sodium Lauriminodipropionate7 products · surfactant
- Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate7 products · surfactant
- TEA-Stearate7 products · surfactant
- Trisodium Sulfosuccinate7 products · surfactant
- Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract7 products · surfactant
- C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester6 products · surfactant
- Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine6 products · surfactant
- Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate6 products · emollient
- Disodium Ethylene Dicocamide PEG-15 Disulfate6 products · surfactant
- Disodium Lauroamphodiacetate6 products · surfactant
- Disodium Succinate6 products · surfactant
- Lauramide Mipa6 products · surfactant
- PEG-20 Castor Oil6 products · surfactant
- PEG-60 Glyceryl Isostearate6 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 406 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 856 products · surfactant
- Potassium Sunflowerseedate6 products · surfactant
- Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate6 products · surfactant
- C20-40 Pareth-105 products · surfactant
- C9-11 Pareth-85 products · surfactant
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment5 products · surfactant
- Ceteareth-75 products · surfactant
- Ceteth-245 products · surfactant
- Cocoglucosides Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride5 products · surfactant
- Deceth-85 products · surfactant
- Decyl Alcohol5 products · emollient
- Laureth-4 Carboxylic Acid5 products · surfactant
- Laureth-85 products · surfactant
- Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone5 products · surfactant
- Oleth-5 Phosphate5 products · surfactant
- PEG-150 Stearate5 products · surfactant
- PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate5 products · surfactant
- PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate5 products · surfactant
- PEG-30 Stearate5 products · surfactant
- PEG-32 Stearate5 products · surfactant
- Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Sebacate5 products · surfactant
- Polysorbate 655 products · surfactant
- Potassium Myristate5 products · surfactant
- Silicone Quaternium-175 products · surfactant
- Sodium Laureth-11 Carboxylate5 products · surfactant
- Sodium Olivoyl Glutamate5 products · cleansing
- Sorbitan Sesquicaprylate5 products · surfactant
- Stearamine Oxide5 products · surfactant
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