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HUMECTANT

Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

2189 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the HUMECTANT function designation.

Ingredients with the HUMECTANT function

Deer Blood is the dried blood obtained from deer.

Defined Cell Culture Media 17 is a cell culture phase consisting of: Adenosine, Alanine, Aminobutyric Acid, Arginine HCl, Ascorbic Acid, As…

Dendrobium Candidum Callus Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground callus of Dendrobium candidum (Orchidaceae) grown in cultur…

(4R)-4-[(1R,3aS,3bR,5aR,7R,9aS,9bS,11S,11aR)-7,11-dihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-hexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]pentanoic acid (…

CAS 83-44-3

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.'-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-(7 mol EO average molar ratio), 2-hydroxyethane-…

Oxybispropanediol

CAS 59113-36-9 / 25618-55-7

2',3'-Dihydroxy-4',6'-dimethoxychalcone,2-Propen-1-one, 1-(2,3-dihydroxy-4,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-, (2E)-

CAS 227098-46-6

Dihydroxypropyl Cystine is the organic compound that conforms to the formula: Where R is either H or glycerin.

Diospyros Kaki Calyx Extract is the extract of the calyxes of the kaki/Persimmon, Diospypros kaki L., Ebenaceae

CAS 91721-74-3

Dipeptide-9 is a synthetic peptide consisting of glutamic acid and lysine

CAS 17105-15-6

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

How the HUMECTANT function is used in CosIng

The HUMECTANT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 2189 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.

Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.