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 27,421 to 27,480 of 33,639 ingredients
S-(Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-3 Oligopeptide-208 Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-3 Glycine)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-(Lysyl Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-2 Oligopeptide-209 Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-2 Dipeptide-15)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Acetyl Glutathione
CAS 3054-47-5
Skin protecting
Chemical page
S-Allylcysteine
CAS 21593-77-1
Bleaching
Chemical page
S-Apamin Sp
Skin protecting
S-Arabidopsis Thaliana Decapeptide-1
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin protecting
S-Arachidonoyl/Linolenoyl/Linoleoyl Glutathione
Antioxidant
S-Bee Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Black Widow Spider Hexapeptide-1 Sp
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
S-Black Widow Spider Pentapeptide-1 Sp
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
S-Bovine Oligopeptide-1
Hair conditioning
S-Box Jellyfish Octapeptide-1 Sp
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
S-Box Jellyfish Pentapeptide-1 Sp
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
S-Buffalo Decapeptide-1
Hair conditioning
S-Candidatus Izimaplasma Bacterium HR1 Octapeptide-1
Not reported
S-Cannabis Sativa Nonapeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Cannabis Sativa Octapeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Cannabis Sativa Pentapeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Centipede Decapeptide-1
Skin protecting
S-Centipede Oligopeptide-1 Amide
AntimicrobialSkin conditioningSkin protecting
S-Chinese Cobra Oligopeptide-1
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Chlorella Sorokianiana Pentapeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Clostridium Botulinum Decapeptide-1
Skin protecting
S-Clostridium Botulinum Decapeptide-2
Skin protecting
S-Clostridium Botulinum Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Coconut Antimicrobial Peptide 1
Antimicrobial
S-Cow Decapeptide-4 Amide
AntimicrobialAnti-sebum
S-Cow Decapeptide-5
Hair conditioning
S-Cow Oligopeptide-1 Sp
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
S-Cow Oligopeptide-3 Sp
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Crocodile Newt Oligopeptide-1
AntioxidantSkin protectingDispersing non-surfactant
S-Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Cutibacterium Acnes Oligopeptide-2
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Decapeptide-40 Centipede Oligopeptide-1 Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Decapeptide-40 Nonapeptide-27
Antimicrobial
S-Dna Aptamer-1
AntioxidantBufferingUV filter
S-Dna Aptamer-2
CAS 2145134-87-6
AntioxidantReducingSkin protecting
S-Dna Aptamer-3
CAS 2421288-96-0
AntioxidantReducingSkin protecting
S-Dna Aptamer-4
CAS 2442621-49-8
AntioxidantReducingSkin protecting
S-Dna Aptamer-5
AntioxidantReducingSkin protecting
S-Dna Aptamer-6
AntioxidantHumectantSkin protecting
S-Dna Aptamer-7
AntioxidantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
S-Dna Aptamer-8
AntioxidantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
S-Dsdna-1
Nail conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Dsdna-2/RNA-6
Hair conditioning
S-Enterobacteria Phage T4 Decapeptide-1 Sp Trifluoroacetate
Skin conditioning
S-Frog Octapeptide-1 D-Leucyl D-Lysyl Tripeptide-90 Amide
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumPreservative
S-Frog Oligopeptide-1 Amide
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumSkin protecting
S-Frog Pentapeptide-1 (Cyclo Octenyl Tripeptide-111) S-Frog Pentapeptide-2
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Glyoxyloyl Acetyl Cysteine
Hair waving or straightening
S-Goat Nonapeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Graham’s Frog Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
S-Haematococcus Lacustris Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Hibiscus Sabdariffa Oligopeptide-1 Amide
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-2 Sp
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-3 Sh-Oligopeptide-87 Lysine Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-3 Sp
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-4 S-Cow Oligopeptide-2 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
S-Hiv-1 Oligopeptide-4 Sh-Oligopeptide-87 Lysine Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
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.