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.
- Ingredients
- 33.6K
- Functions
- 82
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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 3,361 to 3,420 of 33,639 ingredients
Bacillus/Monascus/Abelmoschus Esculentus Sprout/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Acanthopanax Senticosus Root/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioningHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Aralia Cordata Root/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Borago Officinalis Seed/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAnti-sebum
Bacillus/Monascus/Capsella Bursa-Pastoris Leaf/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Monascus/Caviar/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Engelhardia Roxburghiana Leaf/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantAnti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Monascus/Equisetum Arvense Leaf/Soybean Seed Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAntiplaque
Bacillus/Monascus/Fortunella Japonica Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Germinated Leontopodium Alpinum Root/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Grape Sprout/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Houttuynia Cordata Leaf/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAnti-sebumColorant
Bacillus/Monascus/Krill/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Bacillus/Monascus/Lavandula Angustifolia Sprout/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioningLight stabilizer
Bacillus/Monascus/Mallotus Japonicus Leaf/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Perilla Ocymoides Sprout/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientHumectantSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Pistacia Vera Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Plukenetia Volubilis Seed/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin protecting
Bacillus/Monascus/Prunella Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Prunus Tomentosa Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Psilotum Nudum Leaf/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntiplaqueAnti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Monascus/Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus Seed Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Pueraria Mirifica Root/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantHumectantRefreshing
Bacillus/Monascus/Punica Granatum Fruit/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Punica Granatum Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Rice Bran/Royal Jelly Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Bacillus/Monascus/Rice Bran/Tagetes Erecta Sprout Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantAnti-sebumHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Sesame Seed/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Typha Angustifolia Flower/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollient
Bacillus/Monascus/Vanda Coerulea Callus/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Monascus/Walnut Shell/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Antioxidant
Bacillus/Monascus/Zizyphus Jujuba Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Morchella Esculenta/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Anti-sebumSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Morus Alba Leaf/Soybean Seed Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAnti-sebum
Bacillus/Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Bacillus/Nypa Fruticans Sprout Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Panax Ginseng Berry Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Parkia Speciosa Seed Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Pentaclethra Macroloba Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Bacillus/Phaseolus Vulgaris Seed Powder Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Polygala Tenuifolia Root Ferment Extract Filtrate
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Bacillus/Polygonatum Odoratum Extract/Volcanic Ash Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Polygonum Tinctorium Flower Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Portulaca Oleracea Ferment Extract
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Prunella Vulgaris Extract Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning, humectant
Bacillus/Prunus Mume Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAntioxidant
Bacillus/Prunus Yedoensis Flower Extract/Glycerin Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract/Glycerin Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSkin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Bacillus/Rhododendron Weyrichii Flower Ferment Extract Filtrate
Skin conditioningSkin protecting
Bacillus/Rice Bran Extract/Sodium Glutamate/Soybean Seed Extract Ferment
Humectant
Bacillus/Rice Bran Extract/Soybean Extract Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientHair conditioning
Bacillus/Rice Bran/Honey Ferment
Bacillus/Rice Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantHair conditioningHumectant
Bacillus/Rice Ferment Lees Ferment Filtrate
Skin conditioning
Bacillus/Rose Flower/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
AntioxidantSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
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.