Products with Emulsifiers & Surfactants

Emulsifiers and Surfactants help oil and water blend into smooth, stable formulas and allow cleansers to lift away impurities. Browse ELLEMES products formulated with emulsifiers and surfactants.

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The ingredients that make oil and water behave

Left alone, an oil phase and a water phase separate. Emulsifiers sit on the boundary between them with a water-loving head and an oil-loving tail, holding the two together so a cream stays a cream from first pump to last. Surfactants perform the same trick in reverse inside a cleanser, lifting sebum and sunscreen into water so both rinse away.

That covers 163 products, and the range is deliberately wide: rich creams such as SkinMedica Dermal Repair Cream and Epicutis Hyvia Crème, treatment serums including TNS Recovery Complex, and daily sunscreens like EltaMD UV Restore Tinted SPF 40.

Do surfactants strip the skin barrier?

Harsh ones can. Gentler options, particularly coco-derived betaines and sugar-based glucosides, clean effectively at a pH closer to skin's own, which is why the professional cleansers stocked here rarely leave that tight, squeaky feeling behind.

How to shop at ELLEMES

We carry these lines as an authorized retailer, so emulsions arrive stable and in date. Our team can help you match a cleanser's surfactant system to how your skin actually behaves.

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Featured Products with Emulsifiers & Surfactants Reviews

Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar
Alastin Skincare Regenerating Skin Nectar
5.0 (177 reviews) 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 177 reviews
$236.00
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“This item was recommended by a plastic surgery representative after a fall that took my skin off my nose. I started using it right away and after 21 days, I don’t have to go the surgeon...”

— Donna L.
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Alastin Skincare Ultra Nourishing Moisturizer with TriHex Technology
Alastin Skincare Ultra Nourishing Moisturizer with TriHex Technology®
4.7 (50 reviews) 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 50 reviews
$92.00
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“I really like this moisturizer. It leaves my skin so smooth and hydrated”

— Maral A.
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SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced
SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced
4.6 (103 reviews) 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 103 reviews
$185.00
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“I love the smell and texture. Delivers with consistent use. I have been using over one year. It is a staple in my skincare.”

— Mildred A.
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