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 29,761 to 29,820 of 33,639 ingredients
Sodium PEG-6 Cocamide Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate
CAS 226416-05-3
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, hydrotrope
Sodium PEG-8 Cocamide Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium PEG-8 Palm Glycerides Carboxylate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium PEG-8 Phosphate
CAS 9088-10-2
Skin protecting
Sodium Pentaerythrityl Hydroxypropyl Iminodiacetate Dendrimer
ChelatingCleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Perborate
CAS 15120-21-5, 7632-04-4
Oral careOxidising
Annex II, III Chemical page
Sodium Perfluorohexyl Ethylphosphonate
CAS 1189052-95-6
Not reported
Chemical page
Sodium Persulfate
CAS 7775-27-1
Oxidising
Chemical page
Sodium Pg-Propyl Thiosulfate Dimethicone
Hair conditioningHumectant
Sodium Pg-Propyldimethicone Thiosulfate Copolymer
Film formingHair conditioning
Sodium Pg-Sulfonate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Phenolsulfonate
CAS 1300-51-2
AntimicrobialDeodorant
Chemical page
Sodium Phenoxide
CAS 139-02-6
Antimicrobial
Chemical page
Sodium Phenylacetyl Glutamine
CAS 104771-87-1
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Phenylacetyl Isoglutamine
CAS 128932-51-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate
CAS 5997-53-5
UV absorberUV filter
Annex VI Chemical page
Sodium Phenylbutyroyl Histidinyl 4-T-Butyl D-Phenylalanyl Arginyl Lysine N6-(Succinimidopropionyl Thioethyl Dipalmitoyl Glycerophosphate)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Phenylnonanoate Sulfonate
CAS 91125-43-8
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Phosphate
CAS 13472-35-0, 7558-80-7
Anti-seborrheicBufferingDeodorant
Chemical page
Sodium Phosphinate
CAS 7681-53-0, 10039-56-2
AntioxidantChelating
Chemical page
Sodium Phosphono-Pyridoxylidenerhodanine
Antioxidant
Sodium Phosphorothioate Locked Tri Nucleic Acid-1 Phosphorothioate DNA-3 Phosphorothioate Locked Tri Nucleic Acid-2
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Phytate
CAS 14306-25-3, 34367-89-0
ChelatingOral care
Chemical page
Sodium Picramate
CAS 831-52-7
Hair dyeing
Chemical page
Sodium Piperazinoethyl Acetate Ethylsulfonate
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Piperazinoethyl Linoleate Ethylsulfonate
CAS 457064-49-2
Skin protecting
Chemical page
Sodium Poly Gamma-Glutamine
HumectantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
CAS 9003-04-7, 25549-84-2
AbsorbentBindingSkin conditioning, emollient
Chemical page
Sodium Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-1
Skin conditioning, emollientFilm formingSkin conditioning
Sodium Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-2
Viscosity controlling
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
AbsorbentBindingEmulsion stabilising
Sodium Polyacrylate/PEG-9 Diacrylate Crosspolymer
Absorbent
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion stabilisingViscosity controlling
Sodium Polyaspartate
CAS 94525-01-6
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Polydimethylglycinophenolsulfonate
ChelatingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Polygamma-Glutamate
Emulsion stabilisingHair fixingViscosity controlling
Sodium Polygamma-Glutamate Crosspolymer
Emulsion stabilisingHair conditioningHumectant
Sodium Polyglutamate
CAS 28829-38-1
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Polyglutamate Crosspolymer
Emulsion stabilisingFilm formingSkin conditioning
Sodium Polyitaconate
CAS 26099-89-8
Chelating
Sodium Polymethacrylate
CAS 25086-62-8
BindingEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Chemical page
Sodium Polynaphthalenesulfonate
CAS 9084-06-4
Emulsion stabilisingGel formingSurfactant, hydrotrope
Sodium Polyphosphate
CAS 68915-31-1
Chelating
Chemical page
Sodium Polyquaternium Crosspolymer-1
Film formingHair conditioning
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
CAS 9080-79-9, 62744-35-8
Emulsion stabilisingFilm formingViscosity controlling
Sodium Porphyra Yezoensis Extract
Skin conditioning
Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
CAS 66402-68-4, 12736-96-8
Bulking
Chemical page
Sodium PPG-16/PEG-2 Lauryl Ether Sulfate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Propionate
CAS 137-40-6
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Sodium Propoxy PPG-2 Acetate
CAS 165038-54-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, hydrotrope
Chemical page
Sodium Propoxyhydroxypropyl Thiosulfate Silica
Not reported
Sodium Propylparaben
CAS 35285-69-9
Preservative
Annex V Chemical page
Sodium PVM/MA/Decadiene Crosspolymer
Film formingViscosity controlling
Sodium Pyridinylmethyl Deoxycholyl Taurate
CAS 2898508-49-9, 2898508-50-2
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Pyrithione
CAS 15922-78-8
Preservative
Annex II Chemical page
Sodium Pyruvate
CAS 113-24-6
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Rapeseedate
CAS 68440-17-5
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Retinoyl Hyaluronate
Skin conditioning
Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate
CAS 130-40-5
Skin conditioning
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.