Steareth-100

Gives the texture.

What it is

An ingredient made in a lab by joining stearyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol, to a long synthetic polymer chain.

Helps wash away dirt and oil and gives liquid products a gel texture.

A short summary from the dictionary, not yet an in-depth article. About these entries

Gives the textureOfficial EU function: Gel forming

Cleanses and foamsOfficial EU function: Surfactant - cleansing