INCI Directory

The SpecialChem INCI Directory has been designed to help cosmetic formulators finding information on cosmetic ingredients using either the relevant INCI name (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) or CAS Number.

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14805 INCI names available

INCI Name (related documents)	CAS Number	Function
AQUA (958)	7732-18-5	SOLVENT
GLYCERIN (728)	56-81-5	DENATURANT \| HUMECTANT \| SOLVENT \| PERFUMING
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (615)	13463-67-7	OPACIFYING \| UV ABSORBER \| UV FILTER
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (609)	57-55-6	HUMECTANT \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
MICA (542)	12001-26-2	OPACIFYING
DIMETHICONE (468)	63148-62-9 / 9006-65-9 / 9016-00-6	ANTIFOAMING \| EMOLLIENT \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SKIN PROTECTING
PARFUM (416)		DEODORANT \| MASKING \| PERFUMING
PHENOXYETHANOL (400)	122-99-6	PRESERVATIVE
SILICA (340)	7631-86-9 / 112945-52-5 / 60676-86-0	ABRASIVE \| ABSORBENT \| ANTICAKING \| BULKING \| OPACIFYING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (318)	7695-91-2 / 58-95-7	ANTIOXIDANT \| SKIN CONDITIONING
BUTYLENE GLYCOL (315)	107-88-0	HUMECTANT \| MASKING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
METHYLPARABEN (299)	99-76-3	PRESERVATIVE
ALCOHOL (293)	64-17-5	ANTIFOAMING \| ANTIMICROBIAL \| ASTRINGENT \| MASKING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
CETEARYL ALCOHOL (261)	67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| OPACIFYING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
GLYCERYL STEARATE (248)	31566-31-1	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (248)	9004-82-4	CLEANSING \| EMULSIFYING \| FOAMING \| SURFACTANT
PROPYLPARABEN (245)	94-13-3	PRESERVATIVE \| PERFUMING
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE (235)	541-02-6	EMOLLIENT \| HAIR CONDITIONING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT
DISODIUM EDTA (226)	139-33-3	CHELATING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
XANTHAN GUM (219)	11138-66-2	BINDING \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| GEL FORMING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
COLLAGEN (212)	9007-34-5	HAIR CONDITIONING \| MOISTURISING \| SKIN CONDITIONING
CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE (206)	73398-61-5 / 65381-09-1	EMOLLIENT \| MASKING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| PERFUMING
COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE (203)	61789-40-0	ANTISTATIC \| CLEANSING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| HAIR CONDITIONING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
CITRIC ACID (196)	77-92-9 / 5949-29-1	BUFFERING \| CHELATING \| MASKING
STEARIC ACID (188)	57-11-4	CLEANSING \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| MASKING \| REFATTING \| SURFACTANT
TOCOPHEROL (183)	1406-66-2 / 10191-41-0 / 2074-53-5 / 59-02-9 / 148-03-8 / 119-13-1 / 54-28-4	ANTIOXIDANT \| MASKING \| SKIN CONDITIONING
CETYL ALCOHOL (178)	36653-82-4	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| MASKING \| OPACIFYING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
LECITHIN (164)	8002-43-5	ANTISTATIC \| EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING \| SKIN CONDITIONING
TRIETHANOLAMINE (163)	102-71-6	BUFFERING \| EMULSIFYING \| MASKING \| SURFACTANT
POLYETHYLENE (160)	9002-88-4	ABRASIVE \| FILM FORMING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING