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 26,761 to 26,820 of 33,639 ingredients
Resveratrol Tripropyl Ether
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Resveratryl Acetate
CAS 411233-11-9
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Resveratryl Ferulate
Skin conditioning
Resveratryl Glucoside
Humectant
Resveratryl Triacetate
CAS 42206-94-0
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Chemical page
Resveratryl Tricaprylate
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning
Resveratryl Triglycolate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Resveratryl Tris-Ethylhexanoate
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning
Resveratryl Tris-Hexyldecanoate
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Retinal
CAS 116-31-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinoic Acid
CAS 302-79-4
Not reported
Annex II Chemical page
Retinol
CAS 68-26-8, 11103-57-4
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Annex III Chemical page
Retinol/Saccharomyces Polypeptide
Skin conditioning
Retinoxytrimethylsilane
CAS 16729-19-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinoyl Hexapeptide-134
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Retinoyl Oligopeptide-112
Skin conditioning
Retinoyl Oligopeptide-161
Skin conditioning
Retinoyl Oligopeptide-86
Skin conditioning
Retinoyl PEG-2 Hexapeptide-8 Amide HCL
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin protecting
Retinoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin protecting
Retinoyl Pullulan
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Retinoyl Tetrapeptide-43 Amide
Skin conditioning
Retinoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Retinoyl Tripeptide-35
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Retinyl Acetate
CAS 127-47-9
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Annex III Chemical page
Retinyl Dimethylglycylprolinate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Retinyl Formyl Aspartamate
CAS 442662-22-8
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Chemical page
Retinyl Glycolyl Shikimate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Retinyl Hydroxypentanoatyl Shikimate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Retinyl Linoleate
CAS 631-89-0
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinyl Methoxy PEG-22 Acetate
Skin conditioning
Retinyl Oleate
CAS 631-88-9
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinyl Palmitate
CAS 79-81-2
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Annex III Chemical page
Retinyl Palmitate/Carrot Polypeptide
Skin conditioning
Retinyl Propionate
CAS 7069-42-3
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinyl Retinoate
CAS 15498-86-9
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Retinyl Rice Branate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Retinyl Sorbitol/Tartaric Acid Copolymer
AntioxidantSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant
Retinyl Soyate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Retinyl Sunflowerseedate
Skin conditioning
Retinyl Tallate
Skin conditioning
Retynil Formyl Aspartamate
CAS 442662-22-8
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Chemical page
Reynoutria Ciliinervis Extract
Skin protecting
Reynoutria Multiflora Root Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Fruit Extract
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Leaf Extract
Humectant
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Rhizome/Root Extract
Skin conditioning, emollient
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Root Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Root/Stem Extract
Skin conditioning, emollient
Reynoutria Sachalinensis Sprout Extract
AntimicrobialAntiplaqueAstringent
Rh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Annex II
Rh-Oligopeptide-1 Sr-Bovine Polypeptide-1 Rh-Polypeptide-84
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Rh-Oligopeptide-110
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protecting
Annex II
Rh-Oligopeptide-17
Skin conditioning
Annex II
Rh-Oligopeptide-2
Skin protecting
Annex II
Rh-Oligopeptide-33
AntimicrobialSkin protecting
Annex II
Rh-Oligopeptide-4
Skin conditioning
Annex II
Rh-Polypeptide-1
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Annex II
Rh-Polypeptide-10
CAS 62031-54-3
Skin conditioning
Annex II Chemical page
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.