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
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Showing 28,321 to 28,380 of 33,639 ingredients
Sea Anemone Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Anemone Nematocyst
Humectant
Sea Clay Extract
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sea Cucumber Extract
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Sea Cucumber Powder
Skin conditioning
Sea Cucumber Saponins
Skin conditioning
Sea Cucumber Secretion Extract
AstringentBleachingSkin protecting
Sea Salt
CAS 7647-14-5
AbrasiveHumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sea Salt Extract
Skin conditioning
Sea Silt
Skin conditioning
Sea Silt Extract
Skin conditioning
Sea Snake Lipids
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protecting
Sea Squirt Extract
Antioxidant
Sea Squirt Lipids
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Urchin Extract
Skin conditioning
Sea Water
HumectantSolvent
Sea Water Extract
Skin conditioning
Sea Water Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sea Water/Artemisia Argyi Leaf Ferment Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Cassia Tora Seed Ferment Extract Filtrate
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Ferment Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Phellinus Linteus Ferment Extract Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Ferment Extract Filtrate
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Water/Torreya Nucifera Leaf Ferment Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sea Whip Extract
Skin conditioning
Seahorse Extract
Skin conditioning
Seal Oil
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sebacic Acid
CAS 111-20-6
Buffering
Chemical page
Sec-Butyl Acetate
CAS 105-46-4
Skin conditioningSolvent
Chemical page
Sec-Butyl Alcohol
CAS 78-92-2
Solvent
Chemical page
Sec-Butyl Methacrylate
CAS 2998-18-7
Film forming
Chemical page
Sec-Butylphenyl Ethyl Glyceryl Diether
AntioxidantHumectant
Sec-Butylphenyl Glyceryl Ether
CAS 1262965-14-9
AntioxidantHumectant
Secale Cereale Adventitious Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Secale Cereale Callus Extract
Skin conditioning
Secale Cereale Phytoplacenta Culture Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Secale Cereale Phytoplacenta Extract
CAS 90106-48-2
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Secale Cereale Seed Extract
CAS 90106-48-2
AbrasiveBulkingSkin conditioning
Secale Cereale Seed Flour
CAS 90106-48-2
AbrasiveBulking
Sechium Edule Fruit Extract
CAS 223748-59-2
Skin conditioning
Sechium Edule Fruit Juice
CAS 223748-59-2
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sedimentary Rock Powder
AbrasiveAbsorbentBinding
Sedum Acre Extract
CAS 90106-69-7
Skin conditioning
Sedum Bulbiferum Extract
Skin conditioning
Sedum Dendroideum Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin conditioning
Sedum Formosanum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sedum Kamtschaticum Callus Culture Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Sedum Kamtschaticum Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Sedum Purpureum Extract
Skin conditioning
Sedum Rosea Root Extract
CAS 92457-37-9
AntioxidantAstringentSkin conditioning
Sedum Sarmentosum Extract
Humectant
Sedum Takesimense Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning
Selaginella Involvens Extract
Skin conditioning
Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract
CAS 90106-73-3
Skin conditioning, emollient
Selaginella Lepidophylla Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Selaginella Lepidophylla Vesicles
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Selaginella Lepidophylla Water
Skin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Selaginella Pulvinata Extract
Antioxidant
Selaginella Rossii Extract
Skin 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.