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 6,721 to 6,780 of 33,639 ingredients
Cetyl Oleate
CAS 22393-86-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Palmitate
CAS 540-10-3
Skin conditioning, emollientFragranceSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Palmitoleate
Skin conditioning
Cetyl PCA
CAS 37673-20-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl PEG-8 Dimethicone
Surfactant, emulsifying
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Surfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Cetyl PEG/PPG-15/15 Butyl Ether Dimethicone
Surfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Cetyl PEG/PPG-7/3 Dimethicone
Surfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilisingSurfactant, cleansing
Cetyl Phosphate
CAS 3539-43-3
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Cetyl PPG-2 Isodeceth-7 Carboxylate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Cetyl Pyrrolidonylmethyl Dimonium Chloride
CAS 115612-97-0
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Ricinoleate
CAS 10401-55-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Ricinoleate Benzoate
CAS 199277-63-9
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Stearate
CAS 1190-63-2
Skin conditioning, emollient
Chemical page
Cetyl Tallowate
Skin conditioning
Cetyl Tranexamate HCL
CAS 913541-96-5
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyl Tranexamate Mesylate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chemical page
Cetyl Triethylmonium Dimethicone PEG-8 Phthalate
Hair conditioning
Cetyl Triethylmonium Dimethicone PEG-8 Succinate
Hair conditioning
Cetyl Trimethoxysilane
CAS 16415-12-6
Not reported
Chemical page
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Decanamide
CAS 143378-76-1
Skin conditioning
Annex III Chemical page
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
CAS 110483-07-3
Skin conditioning
Annex III Chemical page
Cetyl/Lauryl/Myristyl Benzoate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Cetyl/Lauryl/Myristyl Hydroxysultaine
CAS 72869-77-3
Hair conditioning
Cetylamine Hydrofluoride
CAS 3151-59-5
AntiplaqueOral care
Annex III Chemical page
Cetylarachidol
CAS 17658-63-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyldimethylamine Hydrolyzed Hempseedate
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Cetyldimethylsiloxy Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Skin protecting
Cetyldimonium Ethyl Cetyl Phosphate
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyldimoniumethyl Triethoxysilylpropyldimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide
CAS 791838-11-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetyloxy Dimethicone
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Cetyloxypropyl Glyceryl Methoxypropyl Myristamide
CAS 185740-18-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Cetylpyridinium Chloride
CAS 123-03-5, 6004-24-6
AntimicrobialAntistaticDeodorant
Chemical page
Chaenomeles Japonica Callus Extract
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Chaenomeles Japonica Seed Extract
CAS 223749-62-0
Skin conditioning
Chaenomeles Japonica Seed Oil
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Chaenomeles Sinensis Branch Extract
Skin conditioning, humectant
Chaenomeles Sinensis Callus Culture Extract
Skin conditioning
Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract
AntioxidantAstringentSkin conditioning, emollient
Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Water
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chaenomeles Sinensis Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Chaenomeles Speciosa Flower Extract
Fragrance
(Chaenomeles Speciosa Fruit/Leaf/Root/Twig)/Crocus Sativus Flower/Cuscuta Chinensis Seed/Lilium Brownii Bulb/Lonicera Japonica Bud/(Morus Alba Fruit/Leaf/Root/Twig)/(Gastrodia Elata/Platycladus Orientalis/Rehmannia Glutinosa Tuber)/Scutellaria Barbata/Sesamum Indicum Seed/Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chaetoceros Calcitrans Extract
Antioxidant
Chaetoceros Constrictus/Debilis/Decipiens/Laciniosus/Socialis Extract
Antioxidant
Chaetoceros Decipiens Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chaetoceros Gracilis Extract
AntioxidantAnti-sebum
Chaetomorpha Solitaria Callus Culture Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Chalaza/Egg Yolk Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Chalk
CAS 13397-25-6
AbrasiveAbsorbentBulking
Chamaecrista Nomame Extract
Skin conditioning
Chamaecyparis Formosensis Wood Oil
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana Wood Oil
CAS 91745-96-9, 264201-23-2
FragranceSkin conditioning
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Branch/Leaf Extract
CAS 91745-97-0
HumectantSkin conditioning
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Fruit/Leaf/Wood Oil
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning, emollient
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
CAS 91745-97-0
Skin conditioning
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Oil
CAS 91745-97-0
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Water
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf/Root Extract
Skin conditioning
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.