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 29,881 to 29,940 of 33,639 ingredients
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
CAS 9010-92-8
Film formingOpacifyingViscosity controlling
Annex II
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates/Divinylbenzene Copolymer
Film formingOpacifyingOral care
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Lauryl Acrylate Copolymer
Film forming
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates/PEG-10 Dimaleate Copolymer
Film formingOpacifying
Sodium Styrene/MA Copolymer
CAS 52500-92-2
Emulsion stabilisingSkin conditioning
Sodium Styrene/Methoxy PEG-10 Maleate/Nonoxynol-10 Maleate/Acrylates Copolymer
Opacifying
Sodium Succinate
CAS 2922-54-5
Buffering
Chemical page
Sodium Succinate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium Succinoyl Argininate
Hair conditioning
Sodium Succinoyl Gelatin
Skin conditioning
Sodium Sucrose Octasulfate
CAS 74135-10-7
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Sulfanilate
CAS 515-74-2
AntioxidantHair dyeing
Annex II Chemical page
Sodium Sulfate
CAS 7727-73-3, 7757-82-6
BulkingViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Sodium Sulfated Hyaluronate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sodium Sulfide
CAS 1313-82-2
Depilatory
Annex III Chemical page
Sodium Sulfite
CAS 7757-83-7
AntioxidantHair waving or straighteningReducing
Annex III, V Chemical page
Sodium Sulfopropylthio Shikalkin
Hair dyeing
Sodium Sunfloweramidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Sodium Sunflowerseedamphoacetate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Sunflowerseedate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Surfactin
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingGel forming
Sodium Sweet Almondate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifying
Sodium Sweetalmondamphoacetate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Tallamphopropionate
CAS 68991-88-8
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Sodium Tallate
CAS 61790-45-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Tallow Sulfate
CAS 8052-50-4, 68140-10-3
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Tallowamphoacetate
CAS 124046-48-6
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
Sodium Tallowate
CAS 8052-48-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sodium Tamanuseedate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingViscosity controlling
Sodium Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum Extract
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, humectant
Sodium Taurate
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Tauride Acrylates/Acrylic Acid/Acrylonitrogens Copolymer
Film formingViscosity controlling
Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Taurine Laurate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Taurine Lauroyl Methyl Beta-Alaninate
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Tetrahydrojasmonate
AbrasiveSkin conditioning
Sodium Tetrahydropyranyl Deoxycholyl Taurate
CAS 2898507-52-1, 2898507-53-2
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sodium Theobroma Grandiflorum Seedate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sodium Thioctoyl Hyaluronate
CAS 1223313-45-8
Skin conditioning
Sodium Thioctoyl/Formoyl Hyaluronate
Skin conditioning, humectant
Sodium Thiocyanate
CAS 540-72-7
Hair conditioning
Chemical page
Sodium Thioglycolate
CAS 367-51-1
AntioxidantDepilatoryHair waving or straightening
Annex III Chemical page
Sodium Thiosulfate
CAS 7772-98-7, 10102-17-7
Reducing
Chemical page
Sodium Tocopheryl Phosphate
AntioxidantSurfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Sodium Toluenesulfonate
CAS 12068-03-0, 657-84-1
Surfactant, hydrotropeSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Tosyl Valinate
CAS 1318799-57-3
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sodium Trehalose Octenylsuccinate
Emulsion stabilisingHair conditioningOral care
Sodium Trehalose Sulfate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sodium Triallylammonium Succinate
Hair conditioning
Sodium Trichloroacetate
CAS 650-51-1
Antimicrobial
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth Sulfate
CAS 25446-78-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-12 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-15 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-19 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-3 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-4 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-6 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-7 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Trideceth-8 Carboxylate
CAS 61757-59-3, 68891-17-8
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sodium Tridecyl Sulfate
CAS 3026-63-9
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingFoaming
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.