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 5,821 to 5,880 of 33,639 ingredients
Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters
Skin conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Seed Powder
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Seedcake
Abrasive
Camellia Sinensis Seedcake Extract
AntimicrobialCleansingSurfactant, cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Seedcoat Powder
CAS 84650-60-2
Skin conditioningPerfuming
Chemical page
Camellia Sinensis Sh-Oligopeptide-1
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Sprout Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantAstringent
Campanula Punctata Callus Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Campanula Punctata Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Campanula Rotundifolia Extract
Antioxidant
Camphanediol
CAS 56614-57-4
Skin conditioning
Chemical page
Camphene
CAS 565-00-4, 79-92-5
FragrancePerfuming
Chemical page
Camphor
CAS 464-49-3, 76-22-2
DenaturantFragrancePlasticiser
Annex III Chemical page
Camphor Benzalkonium Methosulfate
CAS 52793-97-2
AntimicrobialAntistaticUV absorber
Annex VI Chemical page
Camphor Sulfonic Acid
CAS 5872-08-2
Not reported
Chemical page
(Camphor/Cedrus Libani/Salvadora Persica Bark)/(Garlic/Onion Bulb)/(Date/Gourd/Grape/Lentil/Olive/Punica Granatum Fruit)/(Fig Fruit/Leaf)/Acacia Seyal Gum/(Basil/Ziziphus Spina-Christi Leaf)/Ginger Root/Punica Granatum Pericarp/Brassica Nigra Seed/(Onion Skin)/Cucumber Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Camphylcyclohexanol
CAS 68877-29-2
FragrancePerfuming
Chemical page
Campomanesia Lineatifolia Fruit Extract
AntioxidantHair conditioningSkin conditioning
Campomanesia Lineatifolia Seed Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Campomanesia Xanthocarpa Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning, miscellaneous
Campsis Grandiflora Flower Extract
AntioxidantSkin conditioning
Canadian Colloidal Clay
Skin conditioning
Cananga Odorata Callus Extract
AntimicrobialAntioxidantHair conditioning
Cananga Odorata Flower Cera
CAS 83863-30-3
FragranceTonic
Cananga Odorata Flower Extract
CAS 83863-30-3
Skin conditioningPerfuming
Annex III
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
CAS 83863-30-3, 8006-81-3
FragrancePerfuming
Annex III
Cananga Odorata Flower Powder
CAS 83863-30-3
Skin conditioning
Cananga Odorata Flower Water
CAS 83863-30-3
Skin conditioning
Cananga Odorata Flower Wax
Fragrance
(Cananga Odorata Flower/Leaf)/Ganoderma Lucidum Fruiting Body/(Corchorus Olitorius/Henna/Melia Azadirachta/Morus Alba/Muntingia Calabura/Psidium Guajava/Tamarindus Indica Leaf)/(Citrus Hystrix Leaf/Peel)/(Citronella/Cymbopogon Schoenanthus/Ocimum Tenuiflorum Leaf/Stem)/(Alpinia Galanga/Boesenbergia Rotunda/Ginger/Turmeric Rhizome)/Zingiber Cassumunar Root Extract
Skin conditioning
Cananga Odorata Leaf Cell Extract
AntioxidantSkin protecting
Cananga Odorata Leaf Oil
CAS 83863-30-3, 8006-81-3
FragrancePerfuming
Cananga Odorata Macrophylla Flower Extract
CAS 93686-30-7
Perfuming
Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract
Fragrance
Canarium Commune Gum Oil
CAS 97675-63-3
FragranceTonic
Canarium Indicum Seed Oil
Skin conditioning
Canarium Luzonicum Gum Extract
Perfuming
Canarium Luzonicum Gum Nonvolatiles
CAS 8023-89-0
Hair conditioningFragrance
Canarium Luzonicum Gum Oil
Perfuming
Canarium Luzonicum Leaf Extract
Humectant
Canarium Ovatum Fruit Oil
Skin conditioning, emollientSkin conditioning
Canarium Ovatum Seed Oil
Skin conditioning, emollient
Canarium Pimela Leaf Extract
HumectantSkin conditioning
Canarium Schweinfurthii Gum Extract
Skin protectingSkin conditioning, miscellaneous
Canavalia Ensiformis Leaf Extract
CAS 93164-98-8
Skin conditioning
Canavalia Gladiata Extract
AstringentSkin conditioning, emollientHumectant
Canavalia Gladiata Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning
Canavalia Gladiata Leaf/Vine Extract
Skin conditioning
Canavalia Gladiata Pod Extract
Skin conditioning
Canavalia Gladiata Seed Extract
Skin conditioning
Canavalia Lineata Seed Extract
Skin conditioning, emollient
Candelilla Cera
CAS 8006-44-8
Skin conditioning, emollientFilm forming
Candelilla Cera Hydrocarbons
Film formingViscosity controlling
Candelilla Wax Esters
Film forming
Candelilla Wax Hydrocarbons
Film formingViscosity controlling
Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
Surfactant, emulsifyingEmulsion stabilisingSurfactant, cleansing
Candida (Lactis-Condensi/ Robusta/Utilis)/ Debaryomyces/Lactobacillus/Leuconostoc/Pichia/Saccharomyces/Streptococcus (Cremoris/Faecalis/Lactis/Thermophilus)/ Torulaspora Delbrueckii/Zygosaccharomyces Ferment Extract
AntimicrobialOral carePH adjusters
Candida Albicans/Fritillaria Verticillata Bulb Ferment Extract
Skin conditioning
Candida Boidinii/Lactobacillus/Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Hair conditioningSkin protectingSkin conditioning, humectant
Candida Bombicola Ferment Extract Filtrate
Anti-seborrheicAntimicrobialAntioxidant
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.