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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19354 INCI names available

INCI Name (related documents)	CAS Number	Function
AQUA (1983)	7732-18-5	SOLVENT
GLYCERIN (1003)	56-81-5	DENATURANT \| HUMECTANT \| SOLVENT \| PERFUMING
PARFUM (828)		DEODORANT \| MASKING \| PERFUMING
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (801)	57-55-6	HUMECTANT \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
MICA (694)	12001-26-2	OPACIFYING
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (645)	13463-67-7	OPACIFYING \| UV ABSORBER \| UV FILTER
PHENOXYETHANOL (635)	122-99-6	PRESERVATIVE
DIMETHICONE (623)	63148-62-9 / 9006-65-9 / 9016-00-6	ANTIFOAMING \| EMOLLIENT \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SKIN PROTECTING
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (441)	7695-91-2 / 58-95-7	ANTIOXIDANT \| SKIN CONDITIONING
SILICA (439)	7631-86-9 / 112945-52-5 / 60676-86-0	ABRASIVE \| ABSORBENT \| ANTICAKING \| BULKING \| OPACIFYING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
ALCOHOL (432)	64-17-5	ANTIFOAMING \| ANTIMICROBIAL \| ASTRINGENT \| MASKING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
BUTYLENE GLYCOL (431)	107-88-0	HUMECTANT \| MASKING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
METHYLPARABEN (381)	99-76-3	PRESERVATIVE
COLLAGEN (370)	9007-34-5	HAIR CONDITIONING \| MOISTURISING \| SKIN CONDITIONING
GLYCERYL STEARATE (358)	31566-31-1	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING
DISODIUM EDTA (358)	139-33-3	CHELATING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
CETEARYL ALCOHOL (358)	67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| OPACIFYING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
XANTHAN GUM (342)	11138-66-2	BINDING \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| GEL FORMING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE (319)	541-02-6	EMOLLIENT \| HAIR CONDITIONING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (310)	3088-31-1 / 9004-82-4 / 68891-38-3 / 1335-72-4 / 68585-34-2 / 91648-56-5	CLEANSING \| EMULSIFYING \| FOAMING \| SURFACTANT
PROPYLPARABEN (306)	94-13-3	PRESERVATIVE \| PERFUMING
CITRIC ACID (294)	77-92-9 / 5949-29-1	BUFFERING \| CHELATING \| MASKING
TOCOPHEROL (291)	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
CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE (290)	73398-61-5 / 65381-09-1	EMOLLIENT \| MASKING \| SKIN CONDITIONING \| SOLVENT \| PERFUMING
COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE (271)	61789-40-0	ANTISTATIC \| CLEANSING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| HAIR CONDITIONING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
STEARIC ACID (252)	57-11-4	CLEANSING \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| MASKING \| REFATTING \| SURFACTANT
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (244)	1310-73-2	BUFFERING \| DENATURANT
CETYL ALCOHOL (242)	36653-82-4	EMOLLIENT \| EMULSIFYING \| EMULSION STABILISING \| FOAM BOOSTING \| MASKING \| OPACIFYING \| SURFACTANT \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
CARBOMER (234)	9007-20-9 / 9003-01-4 / 76050-42-5 / 9062-04-8 / 9007-16-3 / 9007-17-4	EMULSION STABILISING \| GEL FORMING \| VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
PANTHENOL (229)	81-13-0 / 16485-10-2	ANTISTATIC \| HAIR CONDITIONING \| SKIN CONDITIONING