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
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Showing 4,981 to 5,040 of 33,639 ingredients
C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate)
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-23
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, cleansingSurfactant, solubilizing
C12-13 Alketh-23 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-23)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-3
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-3 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-3)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-4
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-4 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-4)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-5
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-5)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 70750-17-3
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylic Acid)
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-6
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-6 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-6)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-7
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-7 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-7)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid)
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid)
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Alketh-9
CAS 66455-14-9, 160901-19-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-9)
CAS 160901-19-9, 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-13 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
C12-13 Alkyl Glyceryl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate
C12-13 Alkyl Lactate
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
C12-13 Alkyl Methacrylate
Not reported
C12-13 Pareth-1
CleansingSkin conditioning, emollient
C12-13 Pareth-10
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-10 Phosphate
CAS 68130-45-0
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 70750-17-3
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-15
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-2
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-2 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-23
CAS 66455-14-9
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-3
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-4
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-5
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 70750-17-3
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-6
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-7
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 70750-17-3
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-13 Pareth-9
CAS 66455-14-9
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Alkane/Isoalkane
Skin conditioning, emollient
C12-14 Alketh-11
Emulsion stabilising
C12-14 Alketh-11 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-11)
Emulsion stabilising
C12-14 Alketh-12
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-12 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-12)
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-2
Film formingHair conditioningHair fixing
C12-14 Alketh-3
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-3 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-3)
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-5
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-5)
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Alketh-7
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-7 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-7)
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-14 Alketh-9
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-14 Pareth-9)
CAS 68439-50-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Alkyl Diaminoethylglycine HCL
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-14 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxydimerdilinoleyl Ether
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
C12-14 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxyethyl Beta-Alanine
CAS 70521-70-9, 70521-71-0
CleansingSurfactant, foam boostingHair conditioning
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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.