Cosmetic ingredient directory
INCI directory
Look up any cosmetic ingredient by its INCI name or CAS number. See what it does in a formula, whether the EU restricts it, which chemical it is and who supplies it.
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What the ingredient does in a cosmetic formula.
- Skin conditioning12.5K
- Hair conditioning4K
- Skin conditioning, emollient4K
- Antioxidant3.3K
- Skin protecting3.3K
- Surfactant, cleansing3.2K
- Skin conditioning, miscellaneous3K
- Surfactant, emulsifying3K
- Perfuming2.8K
- Humectant2.4K
- Fragrance1.5K
- Viscosity controlling1.5K
- Cleansing1.4K
- Film forming1.4K
- Antimicrobial1.2K
- Skin conditioning, humectant1.1K
- Antistatic1.1K
- Emulsion stabilising726
- Solvent695
- Astringent590
- Binding556
- Surfactant, foam boosting484
- Hair dyeing453
- Abrasive388
- Anti-sebum364
- Bleaching364
- Colorant325
- Not reported308
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Showing 5,941 to 6,000 of 33,639 ingredients
Cannabis Sativa Root Extract
CAS 89958-21-4
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Cannabis Sativa Root Vesicles
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Cannabis Sativa Seed Extract
CAS 89958-21-4
Skin conditioning, emollient
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
CAS 89958-21-4
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Ethyl Ferulate Esters
AbsorbentAntioxidantHair conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Ethyl Glycinate Amides
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin protecting
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientEmulsion stabilising
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Glycerides
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oleosomes
Emulsion stabilising
Cannabis Sativa Seed Water
CAS 89958-21-4
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seed/Stem Oil
CAS 89958-21-4
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectant
Cannabis Sativa Seedcake
AbrasiveSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Seedcake Powder
CAS 89958-21-4
Abrasive
Cannabis Sativa Sprout
Skin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Sprout Extract
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Stem Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Stem Oil
AntimicrobialAntioxidantFragrance
Cannabis Sativa Stem Powder
CAS 89958-21-4
Skin conditioning
Cannabis Sativa Stem Vesicles
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Cannabis Sativa Stem Water
AntimicrobialAntioxidantFragrance
Cannabis Seed Oil Dimer Dilinoleyl Esters/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer
BindingFilm formingSkin conditioning
Cannabisamidopropyl Dimethylamine
AntistaticSurfactant, emulsifyingHair conditioning
Cannabisamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boostingSkin conditioning
Canola Oil
CAS 120962-03-0
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Canola Oil Ethyl Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Canola Oil Glyceride
CAS 226993-77-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Canola Oil Unsaponifiables
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Canola Sophorolipids
Surfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Canola Sterols
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Canolamidopropyl Betaine
CAS 223704-88-9
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Canolamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
CAS 223704-93-6
AntistaticHair conditioning
Cantharellus Cibarius Extract
Skin conditioning
Capparis Mitchellii Leaf Extract
CAS 1417719-28-8
Skin conditioning
Capparis Moonii Fruit Extract
CAS 93333-84-7
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Capparis Spinosa Bud Extract
CAS 89958-23-6
Skin conditioning
Capparis Spinosa Bud/Morus Nigra Leaf/Rhodiola Rosea Root
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Capparis Spinosa Flower Extract
CAS 89958-23-6
Skin conditioning
Capparis Spinosa Fruit Extract
CAS 89958-23-6
Skin conditioning
Caprae Butyrum
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Caprae Fat
Skin conditioning
Caprae Lac
Skin conditioning
Caprae Lac Extract
Not reported
Capramide DEA
CAS 136-26-5
AntistaticSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Annex III Chemical page
Capramidoethyl Capramidopropyldimonium Methosulfate
AntimicrobialAntistaticCleansing
Capric Acid
CAS 334-48-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFragrance
Chemical page
Capric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Amidopropyl Betaine
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Capric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Triglyceride
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Capric/PCA Glycerides
CAS 85290-22-8
AntistaticSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boosting
Caproic Acid
CAS 142-62-1
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFragrance
Chemical page
Caprolactone/Pyrrolidone Copolymer
CAS 25101-88-6
Slip modifier
Caprooyl Phytosphingosine
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Caprooyl Sphingosine
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin protecting
Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3 Amide
Skin conditioning
Caproyl Citric Acid/Propylene Glycol/Succinic Acid Copolymer
Binding
Caproyl Dipeptide-21 Amide
CAS 1321521-87-2
AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Caproyl Ethyl Glucoside
CAS 146599-18-0
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Caproyl Methyl Serinate
CAS 101979-25-3
AntimicrobialHair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Caproyl Sphingosine
CAS 124753-97-5
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Restriction annexes refer to EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. 33,639 entries. Details may have changed, so always check the current regulation in your market before formulating.