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Humectant Ingredients

  Humectants are substances which are added to cosmetic products to hold and retain moisture.
   
 
INCI Name CAS # EINECS # Chemical Name Function

ARACHIDYL GLYCOL

39825-93-9

254-647-0

Icosane- 1, 2- diol

humectants

ARGININE PCA

56265-06-6

260-081-5

5- oxo- L- proline, compound with L- arginine (1:1)

humectants

BUTOXYPROPANOL

5131-66-8

225-878-4

1- butoxypropan- 2- ol

humectants

BUTYLOCTANOL

 

223-470-0

2- butyloctan- 1- ol

humectants

CHITOSAN PCA

117522-93-7

 

Chitosan, pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid salt

humectants

COPPER ACETYL TYROSINATE METHYLSILANOL

     

humectants

COPPER PCA

 

L- proline, 5- oxo- , copper salt (2:1)

humectants

COPPER PCA METHYLSILANOL

     

humectants

DIGLYCERIN

59113-36-9

261-605-5

Oxybispropanediol

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL ACETATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL ADIPATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL BEHENATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL BUTYL ETHER

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL HYDROXYSTEARATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL ISOSTEARATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL LAURATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL METHYL ETHER

68951-97-3

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL PHOSPHATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL STEARATE

     

humectants

DIMETHICONE COPOLYOLAMINE

133779-14-3

 

humectants

DIMETHICONE SILYLATE

   

humectants

DIMETHYL IMIDAZOLIDINONE

80-73-9

201-304-8

1, 3- dimethylimidazolidin- 2- one

humectants

DIMETHYLSILANOL HYALURONATE

     

humectants

DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE

68797-35-3

272-296-1

a- d- Glucopyranosiduronic acid, (3á, 20á)- 20- carboxy- 11- oxo- 30- norolean- 12- en- 3- yl 2- O- á- d- glucopyranuronosyl- , dipotassium salt

humectants

ERYTHRITOL

7541-59-5

231-418-3

Butane- 1, 2, 3, 4- tetrol

humectants

FRUCTOSE

57-48-7

200-333-3

Fructose

humectants

GLUCAMINE

488-43-7

207-677-3

1- amino- 1- deoxy- D- glucitol

humectants

GLUCONIC ACID

526-95-4

208-401-4

D- gluconic acid

humectants

GLUCOSE

50-99-7

200-075-1

Glucose

humectants

GLUCOSE GLUTAMATE

59279-63-9

L- glutamic acid, 5- a- d- glucopyranosyl ester

humectants

GLUCURONIC ACID

576-37-4

209-401-7

Glucuronic acid

humectants

GLYCERETH-20

31694-55-0

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a, a', a''- 1, 2, 3- propanetriyltris- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

GLYCOGEN

9005-79-2

232-683-8

Glycogen

humectants

GLYCYRRHETINYL STEARATE

   

Olean- 12- en- 29- oic acid, 3- (1- oxooctadecyloxy)- 11- oxo- , (3- beta)-

humectants

GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID

1405-86-3

215-785-7

Glycyrrhizic acid

humectants

HEILMOOR CLAY

 

310-127-6

humectants

HEXACOSYL GLYCOL

97338-12-0

306-604-3

Hexacosane- 1, 2- diol

humectants

HEXANEDIOL BEESWAX

   

Fatty acids, beeswax, ester with 1, 6- hexanediol

humectants

HEXANETRIOL BEESWAX

   

Fatty acids, beeswax, ester with 1, 2, 6- hexanetriol

humectants

HYDROGENATED HONEY

   

Honey, hydrogenated

humectants

HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE

     

humectants

HYDROLYZED GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS

     

humectants

HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN / DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL PHOSPHATE COPOLYMER

     

humectants

HYDROXYETHYL SORBITOL

110204-68-7
110204-69-8
110204-70-1

 

D- glucitol, 2- hydroxyethyl ether

humectants

INOSITOL HEXA-PCA

   

L- proline, 5- oxo- , hexaester with myo- inositol

humectants

ISOPROPYL HYDROXYBUTYRAMIDE DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL

     

humectants

LACTITOL

585-86-4

209-566-5

4- O- á- D- galactopyranosyl- D- glucitol

humectants

LACTOSE

63-42-3

200-559-2

Lactose

humectants

LAURYL PCA

10054-21-4

233-182-7

1- dodecyl- 5- oxopyrrolidine- 3- carboxylic acid

humectants

MAGNESIUM PCA

5819-47-6

227-392-8

Magnesium 2- oxopyrrolidine- 5- carboxylate

humectants

MALTITOL

585-88-6

209-567-0

4- O- a- D- glucopyranosyl- D- glucitol

humectants

MANGANESE PCA

 

L- proline, 5- oxo- , manganese salt

humectants

MENTHYL PCA

64519-44-4 68127-22-0

264-935-8 / 268-568-4

[1R- (1a, 2á, 5a)]- 2- isopropyl- 5- methylcyclohexyl 5- oxo- L- prolinate / [1R- (1a, 2á, 5a)]- 2- isopropyl- 5- methylcyclohexyl 5- oxo- D- prolinate

humectants

METHOXY PEG-10

 

humectants

METHOXY PEG-100

 

humectants

METHOXY PEG-16

 

humectants

METHOXY PEG-40

 

humectants

METHYL GLUCETH-20

68239-42-9

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy- , ether with methyl á- d- glucopyranoside (4:1)

humectants

METHYLSILANOL PCA

105883-41-8

 

L- proline, 5- oxo- , dihydroxymethylsilyl ester

humectants

OCTYL PCA

4261-80-7

224-241-8

2- ethylhexyl 5- oxo- L- prolinate

humectants

PCA

98-79-3

202-700-3

Pidolic acid

humectants

PEG-10 PROPYLENE GLYCOL

 

Oxirane, methyl- , polymer with oxirane

humectants

PEG-100

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-180

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-2 LACTAMIDE

 

humectants

PEG-240

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-25M

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-3 STEARATE

9004-99-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- (1- oxooctadecyl)- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-45M

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PEG-60

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants

PLACENTAL PROTEIN

84195-59-5

282-364-2

Placenta, ext. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, inorganic ions, etc. obtained from mammalian placenta

humectants

POLYDEXTROSE

68424-04-4

humectants

POLYGLYCERIN-3

56090-54-1

259-986-8

Triglycerol

humectants

POLYGLYCERYL SORBITOL

   

humectants

POLYSILICONE-1

 

humectants

POLYSILICONE-2

 

humectants

POTASSIUM DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL PANTHENYL PHOSPHATE

     

humectants

POTASSIUM DIMETHICONE COPOLYOL PHOSPHATE

     

humectants

POTASSIUM PCA

4810-50-8

225-373-9

Potassium 5- oxo- L- prolinate

humectants

PPG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE ETHER DISTEARATE

93821-74-0

Poly[oxy(methyl- 1, 2- ethanediyl)], a- hydro- ?- [(1- oxooctadecyl)oxy]- , 2, 6- ether with methyl d- glucopyranoside (2:1), ether with a- hydro- ?- hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl- 1, 2- ethanediyl)]- (1:2)

humectants

PPG-38-BUTETH-37

9038-95-3

Oxirane, methyl- , polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether

humectants

SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE

100843-69-4

 

humectants

SERICA

91079-16-2

293-402-2

Silkworm, ext. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, inorganic ions, etc. obtained from Bombyx

humectants

SILK AMINO ACIDS

96690-41-4

306-235-8

Protein hydrolyzates, silk

humectants

SUCROSE

57-50-1

200-334-9

Sucrose

humectants

TEA-LACTATE

20475-12-1

243-846-8

Tris(2- hydroxyethyl)ammonium lactate

humectants

TEA-PCA

55901-20-7

259-883-8

5- oxo- DL- proline, compound with 2, 2', 2''- nitrilotriethanol (1:1)

humectants

TREHALOSE

 

humectants

TRIFLUOROMETHYL C1-4 ALKYL DIMETHICONE

     

humectants

TRILACTIN

537-32-6

208-664-5

Propane- 1, 2, 3- triyl trilactate

humectants

XYLITOL

87-99-0

201-788-0

Xylitol

humectants

ZINC PCA

Proline, 5- oxo- , zinc salt

humectants

BUTYLENE GLYCOL

107-88-0

203-529-7

Butane- 1, 3- diol

humectants / solvents

ETHOXYDIGLYCOL

111-90-0

203-919-7

2- (2- ethoxyethoxy)ethanol

humectants / solvents

GLYCERETH-12

31694-55-0

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a, a', a''- 1, 2, 3- propanetriyltris- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

GLYCERETH-26

31694-55-0

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl)], a, a', a''- 1, 2, 3- propanetriyltris- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

GLYCERETH-7

31694-55-0

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a, a', a''- 1, 2, 3- propanetriyltris- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

HEXYLDECANOL

2425-77-6

219-370-1

2- hexyldecan- 1- ol

humectants / solvents

PEG-10

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-12

6790-09-6 25322-68-3

229-859-1

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33- undecaoxa-pentatriacontane- 1, 35- diol

humectants / solvents

PEG-135

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-14

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-16

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-18

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-20

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-200

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-32

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-4

112-60-7 25322-68-3

203-989-9

3, 6, 9- trioxaundecane- 1, 11- diol

humectants / solvents

PEG-40

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-6

2615-15-8

220-045-1

3, 6, 9, 12, 15- pentaoxaheptadecane- 1, 17- diol

humectants / solvents

PEG-8

5117-19-1 25322-68-3

225-856-4

3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21- heptaoxatricosane- 1, 23- diol

humectants / solvents

PEG-9

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PEG-90

25322-68-3

Poly(oxy- 1, 2- ethanediyl), a- hydro- ?- hydroxy-

humectants / solvents

PROPYLENE GLYCOL

57-55-6

200-338-0

Propane- 1, 2- diol

humectants / solvents

ZEA MAYS

8029-43-4

232-436-4

Syrups, hydrolyzed starch. A complex combination obtained by the hydrolysis of cornstarch by the action of acids or enzymes. It consists primarily of d- glucose, maltose and maltodextrins

humectants / solvents

1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL

106-69-4

203-424-6

Hexane- 1, 2, 6- triol

humectants / solvents / viscosity controlling agents

   
 
     
 
 

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