List of cosmetic ingredients
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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] |
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Contents
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A[edit]
denatured alcohol | ethanol made unsuitable for drinking, often via addition of denatonium. | solvent, carrier, astringent |
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alkyl benzoate C12 - C15 | benzoic acid ester, PhCOO(CH2)11-14CH3 | (commonly found in products that are fade resistand and water/sweat resistant) |
allantoin[citation needed] | N-(2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl)urea | stops bleeding of cuts from shaving |
alpha-isomethyl ionone | 3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one | ? |
aluminium chlorohydrate[citation needed] | basic aluminium chloride Al2(OH)5Cl or Al2(OH)xCl6-x (0<x<6) | antitranspirant |
aqua | water | solvent |
ascorbyl palmitate | [2-(4,5-dihydroxy-3-oxo-2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl] hexadecanoate |
B[edit]
butane | butane C4H10 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
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Butyrospermum parkii | shea butter, vegetable fat made from nuts of African shea tree | moisturizer |
D[edit]
dodecanol | emollient, used to make surfactants |
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E[edit]
Egg oil | Triglycerides extracted from egg yolk; contains polyunsaturated fatty acids (docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid), cholesterol and traces of lecithin | Emollient |
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H[edit]
hydroxyethyl cellulose | Cellulose fiber from wood pulp with –OCH2CH2OH groups added | gives body |
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hydroxypropyl cellulose | Cellulose fibre from wood pulp with –OCH2CH(OH)CH3 groups added | gives body |
I[edit]
isobutane | Isobutane (CH3)2CHCH3 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
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isopentane | Isopentane (CH3)2CHCH2CH3 | propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
L[edit]
lauryl glucoside | surfactant |
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P[edit]
Polysorbate 20 | surfactant used as a detergent and emulsifier |
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propane | Propane CH3CH2CH3 |
S[edit]
sodium hydroxide | Sodium hydroxide NaOH | base |
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T[edit]
triethanolamine | N(CH2CH2OH)3 | base,chicken liver |
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Notes[edit]
Jump up^ several databases yield the chemical meaning, e.g.:
chemexper supplier portal / search engine accepting INCI nomenclature
Jump up^ J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren: Organic Chemistry, ISBN 0-19-850346-6, 2001
Jump up^ Linda D. Rhein, Martin M. Rieger: Surfactants in Cosmetics, Revised and expanded, ISBN 0-8247-9805-8, 1997
Jump up^ Natalia Michalun, Varinia Michalun: Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary, ISBN 1-56253-660-5, 2000
Jump up^ Ben Selinger, Chemistry in the Marketplace, ISBN 1-86508-255-4, 1998
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