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
All cosmetic ingredients
Showing 6,181 to 6,240 of 33,639 ingredients
Carica Papaya Trunk Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Carlina Acaulis Hairy Root Culture Extract
CAS 85940-33-6
Skin conditioning
Carlina Acaulis Root Extract
CAS 85940-33-6
Skin conditioning
Carnallite
CAS 107762-48-1
DeodorantExfoliatingSkin conditioning, humectant
Chemical page
Carnauba Acid Wax
CAS 442682-58-8
AbsorbentBindingFilm forming
Carnauba Acid Wax Butylene Glycol Esters
CAS 1263810-47-4
Skin conditioning, emollient
Carnauba Acid Wax Glycol Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Carnegiea Gigantea Flower Extract
Skin conditioning
Carnitine
CAS 541-15-1
AntistaticCleansingSurfactant, foam boosting
Chemical page
Carnitine Fumarate
CAS 220349-64-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Carnitine HCL
CAS 6645-46-1
HumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Carnitine Hydroxycitrate
Skin conditioning
Carnitine Isomerized Linoleate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Carnitine PCA
Not reported
Carnitine Tartrate
CAS 36687-82-8
Chemical page
Carnitinyl Propionate HCL
CAS 119793-66-7
Emulsion stabilising
Chemical page
Carnosic Acid
CAS 3650-09-7
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Carnosine
CAS 305-84-0
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Carotenoids
AntioxidantSkin protectingUV absorber
Chemical page
Carpinus Betulus Bud Extract
CAS 91745-92-5
Skin conditioning
Carpinus Betulus Flower Extract
CAS 91745-92-5
Skin conditioning
Carpinus Cordata Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Carpinus Cordata Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Carpinus Laxiflora Stem Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
Carpinus Tschonoskii Leaf Extract
Anti-seborrheicAntimicrobialHair conditioning
Carpinus Tschonoskii Stem Extract
AntioxidantAstringentSkin conditioning, emollient
Carpinus Turczaninowii Extract
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Carpobrotus Edulis Extract
Hair conditioning
Carpobrotus Edulis Water
Skin conditioning
Carpopeltis Affinis Extract
Antioxidant
Carpotroche Brasiliensis Seed Acid
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Carpotroche Brasiliensis Seed Butter
Skin conditioning, emollient
Carpotroche Brasiliensis Seed Oil
Skin protecting
Carpronium Chloride
CAS 13254-33-6
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Carrageenan
CAS 9000-07-1
Chemical page
Carrot Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-10 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Carthamus Tinctorius Bud Extract
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Callus Extract
CAS 223749-52-8
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Extract
CAS 223749-52-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower
Fragrance
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract
CAS 223749-52-8
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Juice
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Powder
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Water
CAS 223749-52-8
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower/Vitis Vinifera Fruit/(Camellia Sinensis/Diospyros Kaki/Zanthoxylum Schinifolium) Leaf/Polygonum Cuspidatum Root/Castanea Crenata Shell/Coffea Arabica Seed Water
AntioxidantAnti-sebumSkin protecting
Carthamus Tinctorius Leaf Extract
CAS 223749-52-8
AntioxidantUV filter
Carthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes
CAS 8001-23-8
Skin conditioning, emollientEmulsion stabilisingSkin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Extract
CAS 223749-52-8
Skin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
CAS 8001-23-8
FragranceSkin conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seedcake Extract
Skin protecting
Carthamus Tinctorius Sprout Extract
Skin conditioning
(Carthamus Tinctorius/Chamomilla Recutita/Syzygium Aromaticum) Flower/(Lithospermum Erythrorhizon/Sophora Flavescens/Scutellaria Baicalensis) Root Extract
Carum Carvi Fruit Extract
CAS 85940-31-4
Perfuming
Carum Carvi Fruit Oil
CAS 85940-31-4, 8000-42-8
FragrancePerfuming
Carum Carvi Seed Extract
CAS 85940-31-4
Fragrance
Carum Carvi Seed Oil
CAS 235433-20-2, 8000-42-8
FragrancePerfuming
Carum Copticum Fruit Extract
CAS 8001-99-8
Fragrance
Carum Petroselinum Extract
CAS 84012-33-9
Skin conditioning
Carum Petroselinum Herb Extract
CAS 84012-33-9
Perfuming
Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil
CAS 84012-33-9, 8000-68-8
FragranceSkin conditioningPerfuming
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.