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
Browse by function
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 28,501 to 28,560 of 33,639 ingredients
Sh-Heptapeptide-7 Sp
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Sh-Heptapeptide-8 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Heptapeptide-9 Sp
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Hexapeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Sh-Hexapeptide-14 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Hexapeptide-15 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Hexapeptide-16 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Hexapeptide-2
Skin conditioning
Sh-Hexapeptide-3
Skin conditioning
Sh-Hexapeptide-4
Skin conditioning
Sh-Hexapeptide-43
Skin protecting
Sh-Hexapeptide-44 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Hexapeptide-46 Sp Hexapeptide-43
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Hexapeptide-6 Sp Amide
Antioxidant
Sh-Hexapeptide-7 Sp
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Sh-Hexapeptide-9 Sp Acetate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Humanin Sp
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Sh-Nonapeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Sh-Nonapeptide-10 Sp
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Nonapeptide-11 Sp
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protecting
Sh-Nonapeptide-13 Sp
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sh-Nonapeptide-18 Sp Tripeptide-126 Cholesterol
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Nonapeptide-20 Sp
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Nonapeptide-21 Sp
Not reported
Sh-Nonapeptide-4
Skin conditioning
Sh-Nonapeptide-9 Sp
Antioxidant
Sh-Octapeptide-16
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Sh-Octapeptide-2
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Octapeptide-28 Sp
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Octapeptide-29 Sp
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Octapeptide-3
Bleaching
Sh-Octapeptide-4
Anti-seborrheicAntioxidantChelating
Sh-Octapeptide-6 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Alanyl Sr-Spider Oligopeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Nonapeptide-29
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-7 Dipeptide-19
Skin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-94 Dipeptide-35 Sh-Polypeptide-94 Sh-Polypeptide-95
Hair conditioningSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sr-Egyptian Scorpion Oligopeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sr-Ocean Pout Oligopeptide-1 Dipeptide-39
Skin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sr-Sea Raven Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Tripeptide-58 Hexapeptide-40 Decapeptide-41 Sr-Spider Polypeptide-3
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Oligopeptide-10
Skin conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-102 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-103 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-104 Sp
Skin conditioning, humectant
Sh-Oligopeptide-105 Sp
Skin conditioning, humectant
Sh-Oligopeptide-108 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-109 Sp
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-11
Skin conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-110 Sp
BleachingSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-111 Sp Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-112 Sp Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-113 Sp Amide
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-114 Sp
Oral careSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-12
Skin conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-121
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-122
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-127 Sp
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Oligopeptide-128 Sp
Hair 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.