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 901 to 960 of 33,639 ingredients
Acetyl Heptapeptide-51 Acetate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Heptapeptide-67 Amide
Antioxidant
Acetyl Heptapeptide-69
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Heptapeptide-73 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Heptapeptide-74 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Heptapeptide-76 Amide
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Heptapeptide-9
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexamethyl Indan
CAS 15323-35-0
FragrancePerfuming
Annex III Chemical page
Acetyl Hexamethyl Tetralin
CAS 21145-77-7, 1506-02-1
FragrancePerfuming
Annex III Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-115
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Hexapeptide-19
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-20
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-22
AntioxidantReducingSkin protecting
Acetyl Hexapeptide-30
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-31
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-37
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-38
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-39
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-49
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-51 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-68 Amide Acetate
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-7
Skin protecting
Acetyl Hexapeptide-71 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-76 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
CAS 616204-22-9
HumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Oligopeptide-133
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Oligopeptide-193
Skin conditioning, humectant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Oligopeptide-249 Amide
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Hexapeptide-84
Skin conditioning, emollient
Acetyl Hexapeptide-90 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Hexapeptide-95 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Hexapeptide-97 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Hexapeptide-98 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Histidine
CAS 39145-52-3
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Hydrogenated Citronellol/Geraniol/Nerol Copolymer
Skin conditioning, emollientFilm formingFragrance
Acetyl Hydroxyproline
CAS 33996-33-7
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningHumectant
Chemical page
Acetyl Isoleucyl D-Oligopeptide-1 Amide
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumPreservative
Acetyl Isooctyl Polyricinoleate
CAS 2648350-43-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneousSkin conditioning, occlusive
Acetyl Lactosamine
CAS 32181-59-2
AntimicrobialBleachingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Mandelic Acid
CAS 51019-43-3, 7322-88-5
Buffering
Chemical page
Acetyl Mannosylerythritol Lipid
Emulsion stabilisingHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Acetyl Mannosylerythrityldipropionate Maleimidoethylcarbamate
Emulsion stabilisingSurfactant
Acetyl Methionine
CAS 1115-47-5, 65-82-7
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Methoxykynurenamine HCL
CAS 1215711-91-3
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Acetyl Methyl Hydroxyprolinatyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Methyl Oleanolate
Hair conditioning
Acetyl Monofluoroheptapeptide-1
Skin protecting
Acetyl Myricetin
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chemical page
Acetyl Norleucine Dipeptide-54 D-Phenylalanyl Dipeptide-25 Amide
Skin protecting
Acetyl Norleucyl Dipeptide-54 D-Phenylalanyl Dipeptide-25 Amide
Skin protecting
Acetyl Norleucyl Dipeptide-83 D-Phenylalanyl Tetrapeptide-151 Cysteamide Acetate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Acetyl Octapeptide-17 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-2
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-29 Amide
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
HumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Acetyl Octapeptide-3 Oligopeptide-133
Skin conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-57
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Acetyl Octapeptide-59
Skin protecting
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.