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 1,861 to 1,920 of 33,639 ingredients
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAnti-sebum
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf Oil
Fragrance
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf Powder
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf Water
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf Water Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientFragrancePerfuming
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf/Stem Oil
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningFragrance
Alpinia Zerumbet Leaf/Stem Water
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Alpinia Zerumbet Seed Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Alpinia Zerumbet Seed Powder
CleansingSkin conditioning
Alpinia Zerumbet Seed Water
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
(Alpinia Zerumbet/Artemisia Princeps/Averrhoa Carambola/Camellia Sinensis/Eriobotrya Japonica/Ginkgo Biloba/Melissa Officinalis/Mentha Piperita/Olea Europaea/Origanum Majorana/Perilla Frutescens/Prunus Persica/Salvia Officinalis) Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Alsidium Helminthocorton Extract
Skin conditioning
Alstonia Scholaris Bark Extract
CAS 91745-20-9
BufferingSkin protecting
Alternanthera Sessilis Extract
AntimicrobialAnti-sebum
Alternanthera Sessilis Oil
Hair conditioning
Alteromonas Exopolysaccharides
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Alteromonas Ferment Extract
CAS 267233-41-0
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Alteromonas Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Althaea Officinalis Callus Culture Extract
CAS 73049-65-7
AntioxidantHair conditioningHumectant
Althaea Officinalis Flower Extract
CAS 73049-65-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Hairy Root Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Althaea Officinalis Leaf Extract
CAS 73049-65-7
Skin conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
CAS 73049-65-7
Skin conditioning, emollient
Althaea Officinalis Root
CAS 73049-65-7
Skin conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
CAS 73049-65-7
Skin conditioning
Althaea Officinalis Root/Anthemis Nobilis Flower/Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit/Houttuynia Cordata/Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Callus
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Callus Culture Extract
Skin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Callus Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract
CAS 90045-76-4
Skin conditioning
Althaea Rosea Flower Powder
Exfoliating
Althaea Rosea Flower Water
Skin conditioningSolvent
Althaea Rosea Root Extract
CAS 90045-76-4
Humectant
Alumina
CAS 1344-28-1
AbrasiveAbsorbentAnticaking
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Aluminum
CAS 7429-90-5
Colorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Acetate
CAS 139-12-8
AntimicrobialAstringent
Chemical page
Aluminum Acetate Solution
CAS 8006-13-1
Astringent
Aluminum Acetylacetonate
CAS 13963-57-0
Binding
Chemical page
Aluminum Aminoterephthalate Hydroxide Chloride
CAS 1404201-64-4
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
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Aluminum Behenate
CAS 18990-72-2
AnticakingEmulsion stabilisingOpacifying
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Aluminum Benzoate
CAS 555-32-8
AntimicrobialViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Aluminum Bromohydrate
CAS 39431-98-6
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Butoxide
CAS 2269-22-9
Light stabilizer
Chemical page
Aluminum Calcium Copper Sodium Borosilicate
CAS 65997-18-4
Deodorant
Aluminum Calcium Magnesium Potassium Sodium Zinc Silicates
Antimicrobial
Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate
CAS 1344-01-0
Bulking
Chemical page
Aluminum Caprylate
CAS 6028-57-5
AnticakingEmulsion stabilisingOpacifying
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Aluminum Capryloyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
CAS 165800-56-6
AntistaticHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Aluminum Chloride
CAS 7446-70-0
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Chlorohydrate
CAS 12042-91-0
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Chlorohydrex
CAS 53026-85-0, 68953-68-4
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Chlorohydrex PEG
CAS 242812-76-6
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Aluminum Chlorohydrex PG
CAS 245090-52-2
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Citrate
CAS 813-92-3
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Diacetate
CAS 142-03-0
AntimicrobialAstringent
Chemical page
Aluminum Dibenzoate/Stearate Hydroxide
CAS 94166-87-7
Viscosity controlling
Aluminum Dicetyl Phosphate
CAS 26527-54-8
Emulsion stabilising
Chemical page
Aluminum Dichlorohydrate
CAS 10284-64-7
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
Chemical page
Aluminum Dichlorohydrex PEG
CAS 242812-79-9
AntiperspirantAstringentDeodorant
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.