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.
- Ingredients
- 33.6K
- Functions
- 82
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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 9,301 to 9,360 of 33,639 ingredients
Deer Umbilical Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Deer Velvet Mesenchymal Cell Conditioned Media
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Deer Velvet Mesenchymal Cell Extracellular Vesicles
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Deer Velvet Stem Cell Exosomes
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defatted Black Soldier Fly Larva Powder
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Defatted Citrus Unshiu Fruit
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Defatted Egg Yolk Powder
Skin conditioning
Defatted Hydrangea Macrophylla Flower
Skin conditioning
Defatted Isatis Tinctoria Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Defatted Narcissus Tazetta Flower
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Defatted Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Defatted Rice Bran
Skin conditioning
Defatted Rice Bran Extract
AntioxidantBleachingDeodorant
Defatted Viburnum Opulus Flower
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Deferiprone
CAS 30652-11-0
Chelating
Chemical page
Defined Cell Culture Media
Skin conditioning
Annex II
Defined Cell Culture Media 10
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 11
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 12
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 14
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 15
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 16
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 17
BufferingSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 18
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Defined Cell Culture Media 19
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 2
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 20
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 21
Skin protecting
Defined Cell Culture Media 22
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 23
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 24
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Defined Cell Culture Media 26
Hair conditioningHumectantEyelash conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 27
Hair conditioningEyelash conditioningSkin conditioning, humectant
Defined Cell Culture Media 28
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 29
Skin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 3
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 30
SolventSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 31
Skin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Defined Cell Culture Media 32
BufferingViscosity controllingSkin conditioning, humectant
Defined Cell Culture Media 4
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Defined Cell Culture Media 5
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 6
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 7
Skin conditioning
Defined Cell Culture Media 8
AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Defined Cell Culture Media 9
Skin conditioning
Dehydroabietic Acid
CAS 1740-19-8
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Dehydroacetic Acid
CAS 520-45-6, 771-03-9
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Dehydrolatanoprost
CAS 130209-76-6
Chemical page
Dehydroxanthan Gum
Emulsion stabilisingFilm formingHair fixing
Deinococcus Cell Wall Extract
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Deinococcus Cell Wall Polysaccharides
Skin protectingUV filter
Deinococcus Extract
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Deinococcus Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Deinoxanthin
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Delesseria Sanguinea Extract
Skin conditioning
Delmopinol HCL
CAS 98092-92-3
AntiplaqueCleansingOral care
Chemical page
Delonix Regia Flower Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
(Delphinium Consolida/Lonicera Caprifolium/Calendula Officinalis/Centaurea Cyanus) Flower Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Delphinium Consolida/Lonicera Caprifolium/Calendula Officinalis/Centaurea Cyanus) Flower Extract
Skin conditioning
Delphinium Elatum Flower Extract
Antioxidant
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.