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 2,461 to 2,520 of 33,639 ingredients
Anthurium Andraeanum Flower Extract
Skin conditioning
Anthyllis Vulneraria Extract
CAS 89957-45-9
Skin conditioning
Anthyllis Vulneraria Flower Extract
CAS 89957-45-9
Skin conditioning
Anti-Collagenase-1 Mouse Monoclonal Antibody
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Anti-Immunoglobulin Superfamily Dcc Subclass Member 4 Mouse Monoclonal Antibody
Hair conditioning
Antidesma Velutinosum Fruit Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Antimony Potassium Tartrate
CAS 28300-74-5
Not reported
Annex II Chemical page
Antirrhinum Majus Flower Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Antler Velvet
HumectantSkin conditioning
Antrodia Cinnamomea Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
Antrodia Cinnamomea Ferment Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Antrodia Cinnamomea Ferment Filtrate Powder
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning
Antrodia Cinnamomea Fruiting Body Extract
Antioxidant
Antrodia Cinnamomea Mycelium Extract
BleachingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Aorta Extract
CAS 225234-42-4
Skin conditioning
Aphanizomenon Flosa-Quae Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Aphanizomenon Flosa-Quae Powder
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, foam boostingSkin conditioning
Aphanothece Sacrum Exopolysaccharides
AbsorbentEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharide
AbsorbentEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Aphanothece Sacrum Polysaccharides
ChelatingEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Aphanothece Sacrum Powder
AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Aphloia Theiformis Leaf Extract
AstringentSkin protecting
Apigenin
CAS 520-36-5
AntioxidantHair conditioning
Chemical page
Apigenin 7-Glucuronide
CAS 29741-09-1
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Chemical page
Apios Americana Root Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Apium Graveolens Callus Extract
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Apium Graveolens Extract
CAS 89997-34-2
Skin conditioning
Apium Graveolens Leaf Extract
CAS 89997-35-3
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Leaf Oil
CAS 89997-35-3
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Rapaccum Leaf Extract
CAS 89997-34-2
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Rapaccum Leaf Oil
CAS 89997-34-2
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Rapaccum Seed Oil
CAS 89997-34-2
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Root Extract
CAS 89997-35-3
Skin conditioning
Apium Graveolens Root/Seed Extract
CAS 89997-35-3
FragranceTonic
Apium Graveolens Seed Extract
CAS 89997-35-3
AntioxidantPerfuming
Apium Graveolens Seed Oil
CAS 89997-35-3
Perfuming
Apium Graveolens Stem Extract
CAS 89997-35-3
Humectant
Apo-Lactoferrin
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Apocynin
CAS 498-02-2
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chemical page
Apocynum Cannabinum Root Extract
CAS 84603-51-0
Skin conditioning
Annex II
Apocynum Venetum Leaf/Stem Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Apple Cider Lees
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectant
Apple Cider Vinegar
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
(Apple/Banana/Grape/Lemon/Papaya/Pineapple) Fruit/Carrot Root/Sucrose Ferment Filtrate
Antioxidant
(Apple/Citrus Junos/Lentil/Pear/Pumpkin/Strawberry/Tomato Fruit)/Corn Kernel/(Arctium Lappa/Brassica Oleracea Acephala/Cabbage/Camellia Sinensis/Moringa Oleifera/Radish/Spinach Leaf)/(Sorghum Bicolor Leaf/Stem)/Oat Meal/Potato Pulp/(Carrot/Nelumbo Nucifera/Radish/Wild Yam Root)/(Amaranthus Hypochondriacus/Cashew/Cicer Arietinum/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen /Macadamia Ternifolia/Phaseolus Angularis/Pistacia Vera/Rhynchosia Nulubilis/Rice/Sesame/Setaria Italica/Soybean/Sweet Almond/Wheat Seed)/Hordeum Vulgare Sprout/Cyperus Esculentus Tuber/Artemisia Princeps/Broccoli/Chenopodium Quinoa/Enteromorpha Compressa/Hordeum Vulgare/Ipomoea Batatas/Laminaria Japonica/Lentinus Edodes/Pleurotus Ostreatus/Porphyra Tenera/Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Antioxidant
Apricot Kernel Amino Acids
Skin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil PEG-40 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil PEG-6 Esters
CAS 69071-70-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil PEG-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-10 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-5 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Apricot Kernel Oil Propylene Glycol Esters
Skin conditioning
Apricotamide DEA
CAS 185123-36-8
Surfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansingViscosity controlling
Annex III
Apricotamidopropyl Betaine
CAS 133934-08-4
AntistaticCleansingSurfactant, foam boosting
Apricotamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
CAS 115340-78-8
AntistaticHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Aqua
CAS 7732-18-5
Solvent
Chemical page
Aquamarine 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.