Polysorbate-80
Also listed as: Polysorbate 80
Polysorbate-80 appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Polysorbate-80 appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: denaturant, surfactant - emulsifying, surfactant - cleansing
Products with Polysorbate-80
in 5 products
Josie Maran Argan Cleansing OilJosie Maran · cleanser- no photoDesert Essence Tea Tree Oil Ultra Care MouthwashDesert Essence · mouthwash
Klorane Bébé Crème lavante nourrissante cold creamKlorane Bébé · cleanser- no photoUriage 1er Lait HydratantUriage · body moisturizer
Wierich Vertriebs GmbH Avocado B12 DuschpflegeWierich Vertriebs GmbH · shower gel
Showing 5 of 5 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- denaturant
- surfactant - emulsifying
- surfactant - cleansing
- denaturant: Rendering cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol to make it unsuitable for ingestion.
- surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
CAS 9005-65-6
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.