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 3,121 to 3,180 of 33,639 ingredients
Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Butter
CAS 942505-39-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Astrocaryum Tucuma Seed Oil
CAS 942505-39-7
Skin protecting
Astrocaryum Vulgare Fruit Oil
CAS 98143-57-8
Skin conditioning
Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil
CAS 2187449-53-0
Skin conditioning
Astrocaryum Vulgare Oil PEG-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollient
Astrocaryum Vulgare Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Astrocaryum Vulgare Seed Butter
CAS 2187449-53-0
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Asystasia Gangetica Extract
Antioxidant
Asystasia Gangetica Vesicles
AntioxidantHumectant
Atelocollagen
CAS 9007-34-5
Skin conditioning
Athrixia Phylicoides Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Atractylis Lyrata Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Chinensis Rhizome Extract
Astringent
Atractylodes Japonica Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Japonica Rhizome Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Japonica Rhizome/(Achyranthes Bidentata/Anemarrhena Asphodeloides/Cynanchum Wilfordii/Pinellia Ternata/Platycodon Grandiflorus/Polygonum Multiflorum/Scutellaria Baicalensis) Root/Acorus Gramineus Root/Stem/Peucedanum Japonicum Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Japonica Rhizome/Centella Asiatica Extract
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Atractylodes Japonica Rhizome/Lindera Obtusiloba Branch Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Atractylodes Japonica Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Japonica Root Oil
Bleaching
Atractylodes Lancea Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Powder
HumectantSkin conditioning
Atractylodes Macrocephala Root/Stalk Powder
AbrasiveFragranceSkin protecting
Atriplex Halimus Callus Extract
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Atriplex Nummularia Extract
CAS 223748-04-7
Skin conditioning
Atriplex Portulacoides Flower/Leaf/Twig Extract
Skin protecting
Attalea Maripa Seed Butter
Skin conditioning
Attalea Speciosa Mesocarp Extract
Film formingSkin conditioning
Attalea Speciosa Seed Oil
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Attapulgite
CAS 12174-11-7, 1337-76-4
AbrasiveAbsorbentBulking
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Aucklandia Lappa Root Extract
Skin protecting
Aucoumea Klaineana Resin Extract
Skin conditioning
Aurantiochytrium Limacinum Oil
AntistaticSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Aurantiochytrium Limacinum Oil Extract
Skin conditioning, humectant
Aurantiochytrium Limacinum/Collagen Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectant
Aurantiochytrium Sp. AB811026 Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Aureobasidium Melanogenum Ferment Lysate Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectantSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Aureobasidium Pullulans Extracellular Vesicles
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment
Skin conditioning
Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment Extract
Film forming
Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Citrus Unshiu Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Dendropanax Morbiferus (Leaf/Stem) Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Dendropanax Morbiferus (Leaf/Stem) Extract/Stem Sap Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Dimocarpus Longan Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Ganoderma Lucidum Fruiting Body Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantBleachingSkin conditioning, emollient
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Magnolia Sieboldii Branch Extract Ferment Filtrate
Bleaching
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Mastic Gum Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Mastic Gum Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Olive Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantAstringentHumectant
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Olive Oil Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Olive Oil Ferment Filtrate Extract
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Rice Bran Ferment
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Schisandra Chinensis Fruit/Polygonatum Sibiricum Rhizome/(Rehmannia Chinensis/Astragalus Membranaceus/Licorice/Paeonia Albiflora/Panax Ginseng) Root Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollient
Aureobasidium Pullulans/Sucrose Ferment Filtrate Extract
Humectant
Auricularia Auricula-Judae Extract
Skin conditioning
Auricularia Auricula-Judae Fruiting Body Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Auricularia Polytricha Fruiting Body Extract
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
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.