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 33,061 to 33,120 of 33,639 ingredients
Vetiveryl Acetate
CAS 117-98-6, 62563-80-8
Perfuming
Chemical page
Vibrio Alginolyticus Collagenase
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vibrio Alginolyticus Exopolysaccharides
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate
AbrasiveSkin conditioning
Viburnum Awabuki Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Viburnum Dilatatum Leaf/Stem Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Viburnum Erosum Bark/Branch Extract
AntioxidantBleachingHair conditioning
Viburnum Erosum Branch/Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAnti-sebum
Viburnum Lantana Bud Extract
CAS 90131-97-8
Skin conditioning
Viburnum Opulus Bark Extract
CAS 90131-98-9
AstringentSkin conditioning
Viburnum Opulus Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Viburnum Prunifolium Extract
CAS 84929-54-4
FragranceSkin conditioning
Viburnum Prunifolium Powder
Exfoliating
Vicia Faba Seed Extract
CAS 89958-06-5
Skin conditioning
Vicia Sativa Extract
CAS 96508-08-6
Skin conditioning
Vicia Sativa Symbiosome Extract
CAS 96508-08-6
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Victoria Amazonica Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Victoria Amazonica Flower Extract
Hair conditioningSkin conditioning
Victoria Amazonica Leaf Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Victoria Cruziana Flower Extract
Humectant
Vigna Aconitifolia Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Vigna Angularis Seed Extract
CAS 223748-01-4
Skin protecting
Vigna Angularis Seed Powder
Exfoliating
Vigna Angularis Seedcoat Extract
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Vigna Angularis Seedcoat Powder
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vigna Radiata Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Vigna Radiata Seed Oil
Skin conditioning
Vigna Radiata Sprout Juice Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vigna Umbellata Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Vinca Major Extract
CAS 90132-01-7
Skin conditioning
Vinca Minor Extract
CAS 84012-41-9
Skin conditioning
Vinca Minor Leaf Extract
CAS 84012-41-9
Skin conditioning
Vincetoxicum Atratum Extract
Skin conditioning
Vincetoxicum Atratum Root Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Vincetoxicum Atratum Root Powder
Skin conditioning
Vincetoxicum Auriculatum Root Extract
AntioxidantHumectant
Vincetoxicum Hirundinaria Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Vinegar
CAS 8028-52-2
Not reported
Vinegar Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Vinyl Acetate
CAS 108-05-4
Cleansing
Annex II Chemical page
Vinyl Alcohol/Vinylformamide Copolymer
CAS 167747-79-7
BindingEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Vinyl Buteth-25/Sodium Maleate Copolymer
Surfactant, cleansing
Vinyl Caprolactam/VP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS 102972-64-5
Film formingHair fixingSkin conditioning
Vinyl Chloride
CAS 75-01-4
Not reported
Chemical page
Vinyl Chloride/Vinyl Laurate Copolymer
Film forming
Vinyl Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
CAS 1049017-63-1, 1049017-68-6
Fragrance
Chemical page
Vinyl Dimethicone
CAS 53529-60-5
Viscosity controlling
Vinyl Dimethicone/Lauryl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Surfactant, cleansingViscosity controlling
Vinyl Dimethicone/Lauryl/Behenyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin conditioning
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Viscosity controlling
Vinyl Diphenyl Dimethicone
CAS 67762-99-6
AntistaticSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Vinyl Guaiacol
CAS 7786-61-0
Perfuming
Chemical page
Vinylamine/Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer
CAS 29499-22-7
Film formingHair fixing
Vinylamine/Vinylformamide Copolymer
Hair conditioningHair fixing
Vinylbenzylcyclohexyl Propionamide/Vinylbenzyl Lactosyllactonamide Copolymer
Humectant
Vinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate
CAS 68988-89-6
Film forming
Vinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate Stearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
AbsorbentBulkingFilm forming
Vinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin conditioning, emollientFilm formingViscosity controlling
Vinylpyridine/Tetrahydrodimethyl-Methano-Indene
CAS 125352-06-9
Perfuming
Vinyltriethoxysilane
CAS 78-08-0
Film forming
Chemical page
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.