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 3,301 to 3,360 of 33,639 ingredients
Bacillus/Carrot Root Ferment Filtrate
Antioxidant
Bacillus/Centella Asiatica Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Centipeda Minima Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioning
Bacillus/Chrysanthemum Zawadskii Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Cinnamomum Cassia Bark/(Momordica Charantia/Opuntia Humifusa Fruit)/(Aloe Vera/Artemisia Vulgaris/Camellia Sinensis/Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf)/Pueraria Thunbergiana Root Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Bacillus/Cirsium Lineare Root Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Cirsium Lineare Seed Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, humectant
Bacillus/Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Cladosiphon Okamuranus/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioningSkin conditioningViscosity controlling
Bacillus/Clover Flower/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Codium Fragile Extract Ferment
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract/Volcanic Ash Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Colocasia Esculenta Root Extract/Glycerin Ferment Filtrate
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Comamonas/Lysinibacillus/Nonfat Dry Milk/Hydrolyzed Sea Bream Scales Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Cordyceps Sinensis Ferment Filtrate Extract
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Bacillus/Cordyceps Sinensis/Ganoderma Lucidum/Inonotus Obliquus/Lentinus Edodes/Phellinus Linteus/Schizophyllum Commune/Tricholoma Matsutake Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Corn Seed Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Corn Steep Solids Ferment Filtrate
CAS 9016-18-6
Antiplaque
Chemical page
Bacillus/Dahlia Variabilis Flower Extract Ferment Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Dendropanax Morbiferus Sap Extract Ferment Filtrate
Emulsion stabilisingHair conditioningHumectant
Bacillus/Dimocarpus Longan Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Diospyros Kaki Leaf/Soybean Ferment Extract Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Bacillus/Egg Shell Membrane Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Equisetum Arvense Extract Ferment
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Esculetin Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Euphorbia Hainanensis Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Fig Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Flavobacterium Multivorum/(Ecklonia Cava/Gelidium Amansii/Saccharina Japonica) Extract/Sodium Carbonate Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Bacillus/Flavobacterium Psychrophilum/Butylene Glycol/Codium Fragile/Enteromorpha Compressa/Sargassum Fusiforme Extract/Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
AntioxidantHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Folic Acid/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Ganoderma Lucidum/Soybean Extract Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Garlic Root/Glucose Ferment Filtrate Extract
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Gleditsia Japonica Extract Ferment Extract
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Glutamic Acid Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Ferment Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Houttuynia Cordata Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Houttuynia Cordata Leaf Extract/Volcanic Ash Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Houttuynia Cordata Leaf/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
BleachingHair conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Kuroda's Sea Hare Extract Ferment Filtrate
Antioxidant
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Coconut Oil/Coconut Liquid Endosperm/Alcohol/Honey/Pollen/Propolis Ferment Extract
Not reported
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Honeysuckle Flower/(Biota Orientalis/Eclipta Prostrata/Mentha Arvensis/Morus Alba/Perilla Frutescens Leaf)/(Ecklonia Cava/Houttuynia Cordata Leaf/Stem)/Citrus Japonica Peel/Polygonum Multiflorum Root/Soybean Extract Ferment
Depilatory
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Monascus/Rice Bran Extract/Soybean Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantDepilatory
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Rhodopseudomonas/Saccharomyces/(Chamaecyparis Obtusa/Taraxacum Platycarpum) Root/Sesame Seed/(Aloe Barbadensis/ Ginkgo Biloba) Leaf/Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Rhodopseudomonas/Saccharomyces/Root/Sesame Seed/Leaf/Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Extract Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Saccharomyces/Colloidal Gold/Hyaluronic Acid/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Saccharomyces/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Stevia Rebaudiana Stalk Extract Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Streptococcus Thermophilus/Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantAstringentBleaching
Bacillus/Lactuca Sativa Extract/Magnesium Hydroxide Ferment Extract
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin protecting
Bacillus/Larrea Mexicana/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Ligustrum Japonicum Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Lycium Chinense Fruit/Rehmannia Glutinosa Root/Cuscuta Chinensis Fruit/Cistanche Deserticola/Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit/Chrysanthemum Morifolium Fruit/Poria Cocos/ Cinnamomum Cassia Ferment
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Lycoris Chejuensis Callus Extract/Glycerin Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum Extract Ferment Lysate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Metatitanic Acid Ferment Extract
UV filterSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
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.