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
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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 30,541 to 30,600 of 33,639 ingredients
Sr-Octa Sh-Polypeptide-69
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Octapeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Oligopeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Oligopeptide-193
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Pectobacterium Polypeptide-1 Arginyl Sr-Spider Oligopeptide-1 Dipeptide-19 Hexapeptide-40
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Sr-Pitcher Plant Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Polypeptide-1
Hair conditioningEyelash conditioning
Sr-Rabbit Polypeptide-4
Not reported
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-2
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-11
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-13
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-8
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rainbow Trout Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-9
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Rice Polypeptide-1
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Sr-Sea Raven Polypeptide-1
Skin protecting
Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1
Hair conditioningNail conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Spider Polypeptide-2
Hair conditioningNail conditioningSkin protecting
Sr-Sturgeon Polypeptide-2
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Sturgeon Polypeptide-3
Not reported
Sr-Sturgeon Polypeptide-4
Not reported
Sr-Sturgeon Polypeptide-5
Not reported
Sr-Tetra (Tetra Sh-Polypeptide-69 Dipeptide-78) Oligopeptide-252
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sr-Thermus Thermophilus Polypeptide-1
HumectantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Stachys Affinis Root Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Stachys Byzantina Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Stachys Japonica Extract
Humectant
Stachys Officinalis Callus Lysate
Antioxidant
Stachys Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
CAS 90131-30-9
Skin conditioning
Stachys Riederi Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Stannous Chloride
CAS 7772-99-8
Reducing
Chemical page
Stannous Fluoride
CAS 7783-47-3
AntiplaqueOral care
Annex III Chemical page
Stannous Pyrophosphate
CAS 15578-26-4
AntiplaqueOral careSoothing
Chemical page
Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriophage 27
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriophage PHI6
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriophages
AntimicrobialOral careSkin protecting
Staphylococcus Capitis Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin protecting
Staphylococcus Caprae Ferment Extract Filtrate
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Staphylococcus Epidermidis
Skin conditioning
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Extracellular Vesicles
Anti-seborrheicAntioxidantAstringent
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Staphylococcus Epidermidis Lysate Extract
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin protecting
Staphylococcus Epidermidis/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, humectant
Staphylococcus Warneri Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Staphylococcus Warneri Ferment Lysate
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Staphylococcus Xylosus Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Starch Acetate
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Starch Acetate/Adipate
Viscosity controlling
Starch Diethylaminoethyl Ether
CAS 9041-94-5
AntistaticFilm formingSkin conditioning
Starch Ethylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride
Not reported
Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
CAS 56780-58-6
AntistaticEmulsion stabilisingHair conditioning
Starch Laurate
Abrasive
Starch Phosphate
AbrasiveAbsorbentAnticaking
Starch Tallowate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Starch/Acrylates Crosspolymer
Emulsion stabilisingFilm formingHair fixing
Starch/Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer
BindingFilm formingViscosity controlling
Annex III
Starch/Acryloyloxyethyl Trimonium Chloride Copolymer
Viscosity controlling
Starfish Coelomic Fluid Extract
Skin conditioning, occlusive
Starfish Saponins
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
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.