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
Browse by function
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 30,481 to 30,540 of 33,639 ingredients
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-1 Oligopeptide-192 Oligopeptide-193)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-129 Oligopeptide-163 Sh-Polypeptide-117 Sh-Polypeptide-94 Sh-Polypeptide-95 Pentapeptide-63 Oligopeptide-163 Sh-Polypeptide-6 Nonapeptide-43 Sh-Polypeptide-6) Dimer
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-139 Decapeptide-7)
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-140 Sh-Polypeptide-141 Sh-Polypeptide-142)
Antimicrobial
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-143 Sh-Polypeptide-144)
Antimicrobial
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-158 Tripeptide-46 Hexapeptide-40)
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-170 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
HumectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-173 Sh-Polypeptide-1)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-2 Oligopeptide-192 Oligopeptide-193)
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-4 Oligopeptide-192 Oligopeptide-193)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Sh-Polypeptide-69 Dipeptide-19)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Silkworm Polypeptide-1 Serinyl Lithophyllon Concinna Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-34 Silkworm Polypeptide-1 Hexapeptide-40)
ColorantSlip modifier
Sr-(Spider Polypeptide-1 Oligopeptide-178)
Film formingSkin protectingDispersing non-surfactant
Sr-(Staphylococcus Phage 187 Polypeptide-1 Streptococcus Suis Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-12)
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumPreservative
Sr-(Staphylococcus Phage 187 Polypeptide-1 Streptococcus Suis Polypeptide-1)
Anti-seborrheicAntimicrobialPreservative
Sr-(Staphylococcus Phage K Polypeptide-1 Tripeptide-135 Enterococcus Phage 1 Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
AntimicrobialDeodorant
Sr-(Staphylococcus Sp. Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-81 Streptococcus Suis Phage Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Tetrapeptide-144 Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-183 Propionibacterium Phage Supernova Polypeptide-1)
Anti-sebum
Sr-(Tetrapeptide-74 Hexapeptide-40 Expression Vector Pmbp-Parallel 1 Polypeptide-1 Spider Polypeptide-1 Spider Polypeptide-5)
AntioxidantBindingFilm forming
Sr-(Tiger Polypeptide-1 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin protecting
Sr-(Tiger Polypeptide-2 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin protecting
Sr-(Tripeptide-118 S-Sheep Polypeptide-1 S-Pseudomonas Phage Phikz Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40)
Anti-sebum
Sr-(Tripeptide-133 Sh-Polypeptide-2 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin protecting
Sr-(Tripeptide-68 S-Mussel Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-44 S-Mussel Oligopeptide-1 Tetrapeptide-70 S-Mussel Polypeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-81)
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-(Tripeptide-68 S-Mussel Polypeptide-1 S-Mussel Oligopeptide-1 S-Mussel Polypeptide-1 Dipeptide-40)
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sr-(Turtle Polypeptide-1 Hexapeptide-40)
Skin protecting
Sr-Cat Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Cat Polypeptide-2
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Cat Polypeptide-3
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Cat Polypeptide-4
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Chicken Anti-Cutibacterium Acnes Antibodies
Anti-sebum
Sr-Chicken Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Chloromonas Sp. ANF0048 Polypeptide-1
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Clostridium Botulinum Polypeptide-1
Skin conditioning
Sr-Clostridium Botulinum Polypeptide-1 Decapeptide-40
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Clostridium Botulinum Polypeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-1
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Sr-Cone Snail Mu-Conotoxin Tiiia
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Cow Polypeptide-5
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Dog Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Dog Polypeptide-2
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Dog Polypeptide-3
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Dog Polypeptide-4
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Escherichia Coli Methionyl Cow Polypeptide-3 Ferment Lysate Extract
Humectant
Sr-Escherichia Coli Polypeptide-1 Tripeptide-64 Sr-Silkworm Polypeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-50 Oligopeptide-144 Hexapeptide-40
HumectantSkin conditioning
Sr-Hagfish Polypeptide-1
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Honey Bee Defensin-1
AntimicrobialSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Horse Oligopeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1
Film formingHair conditioningHumectant
Sr-Hymenobacter Polypeptide-1
CAS 37290-70-3
Antioxidant
Sr-Jellyfish Polypeptide-1
CAS 147336-22-9
Skin protecting
Sr-Jellyfish Polypeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-1
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Sr-Methionyl Cow Alpha-S1-Casein
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, foam boosting
Sr-Mouse Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Mouse Polypeptide-5
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Mouse Polypeptide-6
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Mussel Decapeptide-1
AntioxidantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Sr-Mussel Oligopeptide-1
AntioxidantAnti-sebumSkin protecting
Sr-Mussel Oligopeptide-4
AntioxidantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Mussel Polypeptide-3
HumectantSkin protecting
Sr-Mussel Polypeptide-5
Not reported
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.