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 30,721 to 30,780 of 33,639 ingredients
Stearoyl Sarcosine
CAS 142-48-3
AntistaticCleansingHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearoyl Stearamide MEA
CAS 253871-44-2
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Steartrimonium Bromide
CAS 1120-02-1
AntistaticHair conditioningPreservative
Annex V Chemical page
Steartrimonium Chloride
CAS 112-03-8
AntistaticHair conditioningPreservative
Annex V Chemical page
Steartrimonium Hydroxyethyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
AntistaticHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Steartrimonium Methosulfate
CAS 18684-11-2
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Steartrimonium Saccharinate
CAS 2870-63-5
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Acetate
CAS 822-23-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Acetyl Glutamate
Surfactant, emulsifyingHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Stearyl Acetyl Glutaminate
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Stearyl Acrylate/Va Copolymer
Film forming
Stearyl Alcohol
CAS 112-92-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Chemical page
Stearyl Aminopropyl Methicone
CAS 110720-64-4
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Stearyl Beeswax
CAS 223705-72-4
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Stearyl Behenate
CAS 24271-12-3
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Benzoate
CAS 10578-34-4
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSolvent
Chemical page
Stearyl Betainate Mesylate
Hair conditioning
Stearyl Betaine
CAS 820-66-6
AntistaticCleansingFoaming
Chemical page
Stearyl Cannabis Seedate
Skin conditioning, emollientFilm formingSkin conditioning
Stearyl Caprylate
CAS 18312-31-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Cerotate/Carnaubate
Skin conditioning
Stearyl Citrate
CAS 1337-33-3
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Dihydroxypropyldimonium Oligosaccharides
Hair conditioning
Stearyl Dimethicone
CAS 67762-83-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Stearyl Dimethicone Pg-Diethonium Chloride
Hair conditioning
Stearyl Erucamide
CAS 10094-45-8
OpacifyingViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Stearyl Erucate
CAS 86601-84-5
Skin conditioning, emollientViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Stearyl Ethylhexanoate
CAS 59130-70-0
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Ethylhexyldimonium Chloride
AntistaticHair conditioning
Stearyl Ethylhexyldimonium Methosulfate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Gallate
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Stearyl Glycol
CAS 20294-76-2
Skin conditioning, emollientEmulsion stabilisingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Glycol Isostearate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningViscosity controlling
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
CAS 13832-70-7
Skin conditioningSoothing
Chemical page
Stearyl HDI/PEG-50 Copolymer
Film forming
Stearyl Heptanoate
CAS 66009-41-4
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline
CAS 95-19-2
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Hydroxyethylimidonium Chloride
CAS 93783-42-7
AntistaticHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Lactate
CAS 35230-14-9
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Linoleate
CAS 17673-53-9
Skin conditioning, emollientOpacifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Methacrylate/Perfluorooctylethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Film formingViscosity controlling
Stearyl Methicone
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Stearyl Nicotinate Riboside Chloride
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Stearyl Olivate
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Stearyl Palmitate
CAS 2598-99-4
BindingSurfactant, emulsifyingHair conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl Pg-Dimethylamine
AntistaticHair conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Stearyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
AntistaticHair conditioning
Stearyl Pg-Trimonium Chloride
AntistaticSurfactant, emulsifyingHair conditioning
Stearyl Phosphate
CAS 2958-09-0
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Stearyl Polylactate
CAS 187664-14-8
Film forming
Stearyl Sorbitol/Tartaric Acid Copolymer
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansingSurfactant
Stearyl Stearate
CAS 2778-96-3
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Stearyl Stearoyl Stearate
CAS 54684-78-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningViscosity controlling
Chemical page
Stearyl Triethoxysilane
CAS 7399-00-0
Binding
Chemical page
Stearyl Trimethicone
CAS 167160-55-6
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Stearyl/Behenyl Alcohol
Surfactant, emulsifying
Stearyl/Behenyl Betainate Esylate
AntistaticSkin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Stearyl/Behenyl Betainate Mesylate
Hair conditioning
Stearyl/Lauryl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Skin conditioning
Stearyl/Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
Humectant
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.