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 5,101 to 5,160 of 33,639 ingredients
C12-15 Alketh-2 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-2 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-2 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-3
CAS 106232-83-1, 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-3 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-3)
CAS 68131-39-5, 106232-83-1
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-3 Benzoate
Skin conditioning, emollient
C12-15 Alketh-3 Benzoate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-3 Benzoate)
Skin conditioning, emollient
C12-15 Alketh-3 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-3 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-3 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-4
CAS 106232-83-1, 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-4 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-4)
CAS 68131-39-5, 106232-83-1
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-5
CAS 106232-83-1, 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-5)
CAS 68131-39-5, 106232-83-1
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-6 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-6 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-6 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-7
CAS 106232-83-1, 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-7 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-7)
CAS 68131-39-5, 106232-83-1
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 88497-58-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-7 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid)
CAS 88497-58-9
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-8 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid)
Surfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-8 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Alketh-9
CAS 106232-83-1, 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-9 (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9)
CAS 68131-39-5, 106232-83-1
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-9 Hydrogenated Tallowate
Skin conditioning, emollient
C12-15 Alketh-9 Hydrogenated Tallowate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9 Hydrogenated Tallowate)
Skin conditioning, emollient
C12-15 Alketh-9 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alketh-9 Phosphate (Formerly C12-15 Pareth-9 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
CAS 68411-27-8
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate
CAS 90411-66-8
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
C12-15 Alkyl Lactate
CAS 93925-36-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Chemical page
C12-15 Alkyl Salicylate
CAS 222722-22-7
AntistaticHair conditioningSkin conditioning
C12-15 Isoalkane (Formerly C12-15 Isoparaffin)
CAS 1437281-03-2
Solvent
C12-15 Isoparaffin
CAS 1437281-03-2
Solvent
C12-15 Pareth-10
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-10 Phosphate
CAS 68071-35-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-11
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-12
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-12 Carboxylic Acid
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-12 Oleate
CAS 67784-96-7
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
C12-15 Pareth-2
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-2 Phosphate
CAS 68071-35-2
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-3
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-3 Benzoate
AntimicrobialSkin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
C12-15 Pareth-3 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-4
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-5
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-6 Phosphate
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-7
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-7 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 88497-58-9
CleansingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-8 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 88497-58-9
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-8 Phosphate
CAS 68071-35-2
CleansingSurfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-9
CAS 68131-39-5
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-15 Pareth-9 Hydrogenated Tallowate
CAS 246538-68-1
Skin conditioning, emollientSurfactant, emulsifyingSkin conditioning
C12-15 Pareth-9 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-16 Alcohols
CAS 68855-56-1
AntistaticSkin conditioning, emollientEmulsion stabilising
Chemical page
C12-16 Alketh-5
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-16 Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-5)
CAS 68551-12-2
Surfactant, emulsifying
C12-16 Alketh-6 Phosphate
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
C12-16 Alketh-6 Phosphate (Formerly C12-16 Pareth-6 Phosphate)
Surfactant, emulsifyingSurfactant, cleansing
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.