List of cosmetic ingredients
Ingredients of cosmetic products are listed following International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI). These INCI names often differ greatly from systematic chemical nomenclature or from more common trivial names.
The below tables are sorted as follows:
| INCI name | chemical meaning - structure, name or description[1] | purpose - role(s) in a cosmetic formulation[2][3][4][5] |
A
| denatured alcohol | ethanol made unsuitable for drinking, often via addition of denatonium. | solvent, carrier, astringent |
| alkyl benzoate C12 - C15 | benzoic acid ester, PhCOO(CH2)11-14CH3 | (commonly found in products that are fade resistant and water/sweat resistant) |
| allantoin |  |
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| alpha-isomethyl ionone | 3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one | fragrance ingredient[6] |
| aluminium chlorohydrate | basic aluminium chloride Al2(OH)5Cl or Al2(OH)xCl6−x (0<x<6) | antitranspirant |
| aluminium hydroxide | ||
| aqua | water | solvent |
| ascorbyl palmitate | [2-(4,5-dihydroxy-3-oxo-2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl] hexadecanoate | |
| alcohol denat |
B
| butane | butane C4H10 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| butylene glycol (a type of alcohol) | ||
| Butyrospermum parkii | shea butter, vegetable fat made from nuts of African shea tree | moisturizer |
| boron nitride |
C
| citric acid | C 6H 8O 7 |
|
| cocoamide dea | ||
| cyclohexasiloxane> | ||
| cyclopentasiloxane (a type of silicone)[7] | D5 |
|
| cetyl alcohol | CH3(CH2)15OH | |
| calcium sodium borosilicate |
D
| dodecanol | emollient, used to make surfactants | |
| disodium EDTA |
E
| egg oil | triglycerides extracted from egg yolk; contains polyunsaturated fatty acids (docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid), cholesterol and traces of lecithin | emollient |
| ethyl macadamiate |
G
| glutamate | ||
| glycol |
H
| hydroxyethyl cellulose | cellulose fiber from wood pulp with –OCH2CH2OH groups added | gives body |
| hydroxypropyl cellulose | cellulose fibre from wood pulp with –OCH2CH(OH)CH3 groups added | gives body |
I
| isobutane | Isobutane (CH3)2CHCH3 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| isododecane | ||
| isopentane | Isopentane (CH3)2CHCH2CH3 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| isopropyl palmitate | ||
| isostearyl neopentanoate |
L
| lauryl glucoside | surfactant | |
N
| niacinamide | ||
| nylon-12 | (C12H23NO)n |
P
| polysorbate 20 | surfactant used as a detergent and emulsifier | |
| propane | propane CH3CH2CH3 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| paraben | preservative | |
| peg-20 | ||
| polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)[8] | (C5O2H8)n | |
| palmitic acid | CH3(CH2)14COOH | |
| paraffinum liquidum | ||
| petrolatum | C15H15N | |
| polymethyl methacrylate |
S
| sodium hydroxide | sodium hydroxide NaOH | base |
| sodium benzoate | C6H5COONa | preservative |
| silica | SiO2 | preservative |
| synthetic fluorphlogopite |
T
| talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | |
| triethanolamine | N(CH2CH2OH)3 | base, chicken liver |
| titanium dioxide | TiO 2 |
|
| tin oxide |
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References
- several databases yield the chemical meaning, e.g.:
- chemexper supplier portal / search engine accepting INCI nomenclature
- J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren: Organic Chemistry, ISBN 0-19-850346-6, 2001
- Linda D. Rhein, Martin M. Rieger: Surfactants in Cosmetics, Revised and expanded, ISBN 0-8247-9805-8, 1997
- Natalia Michalun, Varinia Michalun: Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary, ISBN 1-56253-660-5, 2000
- Ben Selinger, Chemistry in the Marketplace, ISBN 1-86508-255-4, 1998
- "Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone - Cosmetics Info". www.cosmeticsinfo.org.
- "Cyclopentasiloxane in Cosmetics: Is It Safe?". healthline.
- Becker, LC; Bergfeld, WF; Belsito, DV; Hill, RA; Klaassen, CD; Liebler, DC; Marks, JG Jr; Shank, RC; Slaga, TJ; Snyder, PW; Andersen, FA (2011). "Final report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel safety assessment of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, and methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer". Int J Toxicol. 30 (3_suppl): 54S–65S. doi:10.1177/1091581811407352. PMID 21772027.
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