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 28,681 to 28,740 of 33,639 ingredients
Sh-Pentapeptide-5 Tripeptide-35
AntioxidantChelatingSkin protecting
Sh-Pentapeptide-50 Sp
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Pentapeptide-6 Sp
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sh-Pentapeptide-6 Sp Amide
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Pentapeptide-6 Trifluoroacetate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Pentapeptide-8
Skin conditioning
Sh-Pentapeptide-9
BleachingSkin protecting
Sh-Pentapeptide-9 Sp Amide
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1 Nonapeptide-29
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-10
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-100
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-101
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-102
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-103
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-105
Not reported
Sh-Polypeptide-107
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-108
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumSkin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-109
Not reported
Sh-Polypeptide-11
Sh-Polypeptide-11 Dipeptide-35 Oligopeptide-91 Dipeptide- 19 Hexapeptide-40
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-110
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-111
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-113
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-12
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-120
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-121
Film formingSkin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-123
CAS 1375784-79-4
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-127
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-128
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-13
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-132
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Polypeptide-138
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Polypeptide-14
Hair conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-148
Not reported
Sh-Polypeptide-148
Not reported
Sh-Polypeptide-15
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-151
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientOral care
Sh-Polypeptide-152
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-153
Humectant
Sh-Polypeptide-155
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-156
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
Sh-Polypeptide-157
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Sh-Polypeptide-16
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-165
Solvent
Sh-Polypeptide-167
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Polypeptide-17
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-177 Tripeptide-46 Hexapeptide-40
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sh-Polypeptide-18
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-185
Film formingHair conditioningHumectant
Sh-Polypeptide-189
Not reported
Sh-Polypeptide-19
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-2
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-2 Sr-Egyptian Scorpion Oligopeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sh-Polypeptide-22
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-25
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-26
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-28
Hair conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-29
Skin conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-3
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.