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 29,701 to 29,760 of 33,639 ingredients
Sodium Octoxynol-2 Ethane Sulfonate
CAS 2917-94-4, 55837-16-6
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Octoxynol-2 Sulfate
CAS 12627-38-2
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Octoxynol-6 Sulfate
CAS 12627-38-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Octoxynol-9 Sulfate
CAS 12627-38-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Oleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Sodium Oleanolate
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Oleate
CAS 143-19-1, 16558-02-4
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoamphoacetate
CAS 93919-85-8
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoamphohydroxypropylsulfonate
CAS 68134-15-6
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, foam boosting
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoamphopropionate
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoyl Hyaluronate
Skin conditioning
Sodium Oleoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
AntistaticCleansingHair conditioning
Sodium Oleoyl Isethionate
CAS 142-15-4
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoyl Lactylate
CAS 42415-80-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate
CAS 14351-62-3, 3624-77-9
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Chemical page
Sodium Oleth Sulfate
CAS 27233-34-7
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleth-7 Phosphate
CAS 57486-09-6, 68936-83-4
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleth-8 Phosphate
CAS 57486-09-6, 68936-83-4
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oleyl Methyl Isethionate
CAS 880353-25-3
CleansingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium Oleyl Sulfate
CAS 1847-55-8, 16979-51-4
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Oligopeptide-133 Amido PEG-75 Amido Distearoyl Glycerophosphoethane
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Olivamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Sodium Olivamphoacetate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Olivate
CAS 61789-88-6
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Olivoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Oxalate
CAS 62-76-0
AnticorrosiveChelating
Annex III Chemical page
Sodium Oxide
CAS 1313-59-3
Buffering
Chemical page
Sodium Oxidized Astragaloside IV
Skin protecting
Sodium Oxidized Cellulose
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Sodium Oxidized Starch Acetate/Succinate
Film formingHair conditioningHumectant
Sodium Oxymethylene Sulfoxylate
CAS 149-44-0
Reducing
Chemical page
Sodium P-Chloro-M-Cresol
CAS 15733-22-9
Antimicrobial
Chemical page
Sodium Palm Glyceride Sulfonate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Palm Kernelamphopropionate
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CAS 61789-89-7
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Palm Kerneloyl Isethionate
Surfactant, cleansing
Sodium Palmamphoacetate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Palmate
CAS 61790-79-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Palmitate
CAS 408-35-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Palmitoyl Ascorbyl Glucoside
Surfactant, emulsifyingHumectantFragrance
Sodium Palmitoyl Chondroitin Sulfate
CAS 226995-63-7
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sodium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
CAS 222400-25-1
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sodium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
CAS 222400-44-4
CleansingHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sodium Palmitoyl Proline
CAS 58725-33-0
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Palmitoyl Sarcosinate
CAS 4028-10-8
CleansingHair conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Palmoyl Glutamate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Pantetheine Sulfonate
CAS 34644-03-6
Skin conditioning
Sodium Pantothenate
CAS 867-81-2
Hair conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Paraben
CAS 114-63-6, 85080-04-2
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Sodium Passiflora Edulis Seedate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PCA
CAS 28874-51-3
AntistaticHair conditioningHumectant
Chemical page
Sodium PCA Methylsilanol
CAS 99035-50-4
HumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Peanutamphoacetate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Peanutate
CAS 61789-57-9
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-3 Lauramide Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-4 Cocamide Sulfate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-4 Lauramide Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-4 Lauramide Sulfate
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Sodium PEG-4 PEI-6 Phosphonate
Chelating
Sodium PEG-50 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Succinate
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.