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 30,961 to 31,020 of 33,639 ingredients
Sucrose Polybehenate
CAS 56449-50-4, 93571-82-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Polycottonseedate
CAS 223706-25-0, 93571-82-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Polylaurate
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Polylinoleate
CAS 56449-51-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sucrose Polyoleate
CAS 100358-63-2
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Polypalmate
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Sucrose Polysoyate
CAS 223706-28-3, 93571-82-5
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Sucrose Polystearate
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Ricinoleate
CAS 100358-63-2
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Stearate
CAS 25168-73-4, 37318-31-3
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sucrose Tetrahydroxystearate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sucrose Tetraisostearate
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
CAS 52439-69-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sucrose Tribehenate
CAS 84798-44-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Sucrose Trilaurate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Chemical page
Sucrose Tristearate
CAS 27923-63-3
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Chemical page
Suillus Grevillei Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sulculus Diversicolor Extract
Skin conditioning
Sulfated Castor Oil
CAS 8002-33-3
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingHumectant
Sulfated Coconut Oil
CAS 68990-34-1
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sulfated Glyceryl Oleate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sulfated Olive Oil
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Sulfated Peanut Oil
CAS 73138-79-1
CleansingFoamingSurfactant, cleansing
Sulfated Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate
Skin conditioning
Sulfonated Chitosan
AntioxidantAnti-sebumBleaching
Sulfonated Keratin
Film formingHair conditioningSkin protecting
Sulfonated Styrene/Dvb Crosspolymer
PH adjusters
Sulfonated Wool Extract
Film formingHair conditioningSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Sulforaphane
BleachingSkin protecting
Chemical page
Sulfur
CAS 7704-34-9
Anti-seborrheicAnti-sebumAntistatic
Chemical page
Sulfuric Acid
CAS 7664-93-9
Buffering
Chemical page
Sulfurized Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
Hair conditioning
Sulfurized Hydrolyzed Zein
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Sulfurized Jojoba Oil
CAS 92457-14-2
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Sulfurized Tea-Ricinoleate
CAS 222721-88-2
Hair conditioning
Annex III
Sulindac
CAS 38194-50-2
Antioxidant
Chemical page
Sulla Coronaria Flower Extract
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sunflower Gamma-Lactone
Hair conditioningNail conditioningSkin conditioning
Sunflower Glycerides Citrate
Surfactant, emulsifying
Sunflower Oil Decyl Esters
Skin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Acid
CAS 84625-38-7
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Sunflower Seed Oil Cetyl Esters
BindingSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Ethyl Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protecting
Sunflower Seed Oil Ethyl Ferulate Esters
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning, emollient
Sunflower Seed Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
Sunflower Seed Oil Glyceride
CAS 91723-14-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Glycerides
CAS 91723-16-9
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil PEG-32 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-10 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Sunflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-5 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Sunflower Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilising
Sunflower Seed Oil Sorbitol Esters
CAS 96690-53-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Sunflower Seed Oil/Hydrogenated Sunflower Seed Oil Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Sunflower Seed Wax Alkanes
Skin conditioning, emollient
Sunfloweramide AMP
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Sunfloweramide MEA
CAS 69227-24-3
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingViscosity controlling
Annex III Chemical page
Sunfloweramide MIPA
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, 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.