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
All cosmetic ingredients
Showing 29,401 to 29,460 of 33,639 ingredients
Sodium Cumenesulfonate
CAS 32073-22-6, 28348-53-0
Surfactant, hydrotropeSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Cupheoyl Lactylate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium Cyanate
CAS 917-61-3
Not reported
Chemical page
Sodium Cyclamate
CAS 139-05-9
Fragrance
Chemical page
Sodium Cyclic Lysophosphatidic Acid
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Cyclodextrin Butylsulfonate
CAS 182410-00-0
AbsorbentPreservativeSolvent
Sodium Cyclodextrin Sulfate
CAS 37191-69-8
Emulsion stabilisingViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Sodium Cyclohexyl Deoxycholyl Taurate
CAS 2898506-29-9, 2898506-30-2
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Cyclopentane Carboxylate
CAS 17273-89-1
Surfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Dacryopinax Spathularia/Glucose Ferment Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Deceth Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Deceth-2 Carboxylate
CAS 38815-93-9
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Decyl Sulfate
CAS 142-87-0
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Decylbenzenesulfonate
CAS 1322-98-1
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Decylglucosides Hydroxypropyl Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, hydrotrope
Sodium Decylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium Dehydroacetate
CAS 4418-26-2
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Sodium Dehydrolithocoyl Isopropyl Taurate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Deoxycholate
CAS 302-95-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Deoxycholoyl Dipeptide-92
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Dermatan Sulfate
Skin conditioning
Sodium Dextran Sulfate
CAS 9011-18-1
Gel formingViscosity controlling
Sodium Dextrin Octenylsuccinate
Skin conditioning, emollientEmulsion stabilisingHair conditioning
Sodium Dicarboxyethylcoco Phosphoethyl Imidazoline
AntistaticHair conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Diceteareth-10 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Diethylaminopropyl Cocoaspartamide
Hair conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Diethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonate
CAS 22042-96-2
Chelating
Chemical page
Sodium Dihydroxycetyl Phosphate
CAS 94277-32-4
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Dihydroxyethylglycinate
CAS 139-41-3, 17123-43-2
Chelating
Chemical page
Sodium Dihydroxypropyl Dipalmitoyl Glycerophosphate
CAS 200880-41-7
Epilating
Chemical page
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
Humectant
Chemical page
Sodium Dilaureth-10 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dilaureth-4 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dilaureth-7 Citrate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dilinoleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Dilinoleate
CAS 67701-20-6
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dimaltodextrin Phosphate
Viscosity controlling
Sodium Dimer Coenzyme A
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Sodium Dimethicone PEG-7 Acetyl Methyltaurate
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Dimethylglycinate
CAS 18319-88-5
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chemical page
Sodium Dimyristoyl Glyceryl Ascorbate
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Dioleth-8 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dipalmitoyl Glycerophosphate
Skin conditioning
Sodium Distearoyl Glyceryl Ascorbate
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium DNA
Skin conditioning
Sodium DNA/RNA
Skin conditioning
Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CAS 25155-30-0
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Dodoxynol-40 Sulfate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium Dvb/Acrylates Copolymer
Film forming
Sodium Edtmp
CAS 22036-77-7
Chelating
Chemical page
Sodium Emuamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Sodium Erythorbate
CAS 6381-77-7
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Sodium Esylate
CAS 5324-47-0
Buffering
Chemical page
Sodium Ethyl 2-Sulfolaurate
CAS 7381-01-3
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Ethyl Ester Of PVM/MA Copolymer
BindingFilm formingHair fixing
Sodium Ethylhexyl Sulfate
CAS 126-92-1
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, hydrotropeSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Ethylhexylglyceryl Ascorbate
AntioxidantHumectant
Sodium Ethylparaben
CAS 35285-68-8
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Sodium Ferrocyanide
CAS 13601-19-9
Anticaking
Chemical page
Sodium Ferrous Citrate
CAS 204700-30-1
Not reported
Chemical page
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.