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 33,241 to 33,300 of 33,639 ingredients
Vitis Vinifera/Labrusca Fruit Water
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vitis Vinifera/Labrusca Stem Extract
Anti-sebumHumectantSkin protecting
Vitis Vinifera/Labruscana Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Vitis Vinifera/Labruscana Leaf Extract
Humectant
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Skin conditioning
Viverra Civetta
CAS 68916-26-7
Perfuming
Voacanga Africana Seed Extract
CAS 91770-89-7
Skin protecting
Voandzeia Subterranea Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Volcanic Ash
AbrasiveAbsorbentBulking
Volcanic Ash Extract
Skin conditioning
Volcanic Rock
AbrasiveAntioxidantBinding
Volcanic Rock Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Volcanic Rock Powder
DeodorantHumectantSkin protecting
Volcanic Sand
Skin conditioning
Volcanic Soil
Skin conditioning
Volcanic Soil Extract
Skin conditioning
VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS 83120-95-0, 240818-89-7
Hair fixing
VP/Dimethiconylacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester
Film forming
VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer
CAS 30581-59-0
BindingFilm formingHair fixing
VP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester
Film forming
VP/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
CAS 175893-71-7
Hair fixing
VP/Eicosene Copolymer
CAS 28211-18-9
BindingFilm formingViscosity controlling
VP/Hexadecene Copolymer
CAS 32440-50-9, 63231-81-2
BindingFilm formingHair fixing
Chemical page
VP/Methacrylamide/Vinyl Imidazole Copolymer
CAS 38139-93-4
Film formingHair fixing
VP/Polycarbamyl Polyglycol Ester
Film forming
VP/Va Copolymer
CAS 25086-89-9
BindingFilm formingHair fixing
Chemical page
VP/Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer
CAS 26008-54-8
Film formingHair fixingHumectant
Chemical page
VP/Vinyl Caprolactam/Dmapa Acrylates Copolymer
CAS 243643-82-5
Hair fixing
Vulpia Myuros Extract
Antioxidant
Waltheria Indica Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning
Wasabia Japonica Flower Extract
HumectantSkin protecting
Wasabia Japonica Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Wasabia Japonica Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Wasabia Japonica Root Powder
Skin conditioning
Wasabia Japonica Root/Brassica (Juncea/Oleracea Capitata/Oleracea Italica/Oleracea Botrytis/Oleracea Acephala) Sprout Extract
Antioxidant
Watanabea Reniformis Oil
Skin conditioning
Water
CAS 7732-18-5
AntiplaqueSkin conditioningSolvent
Chemical page
Water Buffalo Horn Extract
Humectant
Watermelon Seed Oil PEG-8 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Watermelon Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-10 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Watermelon Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Wedelia Calendulacea Extract
CAS 93165-84-5
HumectantSkin conditioning
Weigela Subsessilis Callus Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Weissella Cibaria
AntimicrobialAntioxidantOral care
Weissella Cibaria Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Weissella Cibaria Ferment Lysate Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Weissella Confusa Ferment Extract Filtrate
Antioxidant
Weissella Confusa/Nonfat Dry Milk Ferment Lysate Powder
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning, humectant
Weissella Minor/Ligustrum Japonicum Fruit Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Welan Gum
CAS 96949-22-3
BindingEmulsion stabilisingFilm forming
Whale Oil
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Wheat Amino Acids
Hair conditioningSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Wheat Bread Powder
AbrasiveBulkingExfoliating
Wheat Germ Acid
CAS 68938-32-9
CleansingSkin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Wheat Germ Glycerides
CAS 68990-07-8
Skin conditioning, emollientRefattingSkin conditioning
Wheat Germ Oil Glycereth-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifying
Wheat Germ Oil PEG-40 Butyloctanol Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Wheat Germ Oil PEG-8 Esters
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
Wheat Germ Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters
Skin conditioning
Wheat Germamide DEA
CAS 124046-39-5
Surfactant, foam boostingSkin conditioningSurfactant, cleansing
Annex III
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.