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 26,521 to 26,580 of 33,639 ingredients
Quercus Glauca Wood Vinegar
HumectantSkin conditioning
Quercus Ilex Callus Powder
Skin conditioning
Quercus Infectoria Fruit Extract
CAS 93165-57-2
AntioxidantAstringentTonic
Quercus Infectoria Gall Extract
CAS 93165-57-2
Anti-sebumAstringentSkin conditioning
Quercus Mongolica Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Petraea Bark Extract
CAS 90082-12-5
Anti-sebum
Quercus Petraea Bark/Wood/Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Petraea Bud Extract
Antioxidant
Quercus Petraea Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Petraea Sap
CAS 90082-12-5
Antioxidant
Quercus Pubescens Leaf/Stem Extract
Antioxidant
Quercus Robur Bark Extract
CAS 71011-28-4
Astringent
Quercus Robur Bud Extract
CAS 71011-28-4
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Quercus Robur Root Extract
CAS 71011-28-4
Astringent
Quercus Robur Wood Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Quercus Salicina Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Salicina Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Salicina Stem Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
Quercus Semecarpifolia Bark Extract
Humectant
Quercus Serrata Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Serrata Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Quercus Suber Bark
AbrasiveAntimicrobialBinding
Quercus Suber Bark Extract
CAS 94945-06-9
Skin conditioning
Quercus Suber Callus Culture Lysate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Quillaja Saponaria Bark
CAS 68990-67-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CAS 68990-67-0
Anti-seborrheicCleansingSurfactant, emulsifying
Quillaja Saponaria Callus Extract
Anti-seborrheicAntimicrobialAntioxidant
Quillaja Saponaria Root Extract
CAS 68990-67-0
FragranceSkin conditioning
Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract
CAS 68990-67-0
Skin conditioning
Quinic Acid
CAS 77-95-2, 562-73-2
Buffering
Chemical page
Quinine
CAS 130-95-0
DenaturantHair conditioningFragrance
Annex III Chemical page
Quinoa Starch Octenylsuccinate
Emulsion stabilisingViscosity controlling
Quinoyl Tripeptide-1
AntioxidantBleachingHair conditioning
Quinoyl Tripeptide-35
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Quinoyl Tripeptide-7
AntioxidantBleachingSkin protecting
R- Escherichia Coli Thioredoxin-1 Heptapeptide-20 Hexapeptide-40 Oligopeptide-113 Sh-Polypeptide-70
Skin protecting
R-(Aspartyl Oligopeptide-162 Hexapeptide-40 Aspartyl Rh-Polypeptide-114)/R- (Aspartyl Oligopeptide-162 Aspartyl Rh-Polypeptide-115)/R-( Aspartyl Oligopeptide-162 Aspartyl Rh-Polypeptide-48)
Not reported
Annex II
R-(Dipeptide-43 Mussel Polypeptide-2 Dipeptide-44 Mussel Oligopeptide-1 Tetrapeptide-70 Mussel Polypeptide-2 Dipeptide-40 Sh-Hexapeptide-5)
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
R-(Dipeptide-43 Mussel Polypeptide-2 Dipeptide-44 Mussel Oligopeptide-1 Tetrapeptide-70 Mussel Polypeptide-2 Dipeptide-40 Sh-Pentapeptide-40)
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
R-(Dipeptide-46 S-Staphylococcus Aureus Polypeptide-1 Hexapeptide-68 Sh-Polypeptide-82)
Skin protecting
R-(Methionyl Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-119 Oligopeptide-164)
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Oligopeptide-164)
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Oligopeptide-85)
AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-1 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-1 Decapeptide-47)
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-10 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-31 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-58 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-60 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-8 Decapeptide-40)
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-9 Oligopeptide-164
Skin conditioning
R-(Methionyl Sh-Polypeptide-9 Oligopeptide-164)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
R-(Methionyl Tripeptide-46 Hexapeptide-40 Tetrapeptide-66 Synechococcus Polypeptide-1)
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
R-(Oligopeptide-126 Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-124 Sh-Polypeptide-2)
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-126 Sh-Polypeptide-2)
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-126 Sh-Polypeptide-51 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-126 Sh-Polypeptide-60 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-133 Sh-Oligopeptide-1)
Skin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-133 Sh-Oligopeptide-2)
Skin conditioning
R-(Oligopeptide-133 Sh-Polypeptide-11)
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.