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 29,161 to 29,220 of 33,639 ingredients
Sodium C10-16 Alkyl Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C10-16 Pareth-2 Sulfate
CAS 68585-34-2
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C11-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylate
CAS 68603-23-6
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C11-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C11-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate)
CAS 68603-23-6
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C11-15 Alkyl Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C11-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate
CAS 68603-23-6
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh Sulfate
CAS 161074-79-9
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate)
CAS 161074-79-9
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-8 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alketh-8 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-8 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Alkyl Sulfate
CAS 91783-23-2
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylate
CAS 68908-98-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylate
CAS 68908-98-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-13 Pareth-8 Carboxylate
CAS 68908-98-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Alketh-3 Sulfate
Surfactant, emulsifying
Sodium C12-14 Alketh-3 Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-14 Pareth-3 Sulfate)
Surfactant, emulsifying
Sodium C12-14 Olefin Sulfonate
CAS 85536-12-5
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Pareth-3 Sulfate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Alketh-3 Sulfate
CAS 125736-54-1
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Alketh-3 Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-14 Sec-Pareth-3 Sulfate)
CAS 125736-54-1
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Alketh-8 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Alketh-8 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-14 Sec-Pareth-8 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Pareth-3 Sulfate
CAS 125736-54-1
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-14 Sec-Pareth-8 Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh Sulfate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth Sulfate)
CAS 91648-56-5
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-12 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-12 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-12 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-15 Sulfonate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-15 Sulfonate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-15 Sulfonate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfate
CAS 125301-92-0
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-3 Sulfate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfonate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfonate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-3 Sulfonate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-6 Carboxylate
CAS 70632-06-3
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-6 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-6 Carboxylate)
CAS 70632-06-3
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylate
CAS 70632-06-3
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate)
CAS 70632-06-3
Not reported
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-7 Sulfonate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-7 Sulfonate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-7 Sulfonate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylate)
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alkoxypropyl Iminodipropionate
CleansingHair conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Alkyl Sulfate
CAS 68890-70-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Sodium C12-15 Pareth Sulfate
CAS 91648-56-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-12 Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-15 Sulfonate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-3 Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-3 Sulfonate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-6 Carboxylate
CAS 70632-06-3
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylate
CAS 70632-06-3
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium C12-15 Pareth-7 Sulfonate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
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.