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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

Ettlia Texensis Oil is the oil expressed from the alga, Ettlia texensis grown in culture.

Euglena Gracilis Lipids are the lipids derived from the cells of Euglena gracilis grown in culture.

Fermented Vegetable is the end product of the partial fermentation of a mixture of cane sugar, cane molasses carbohydrates and vegetable pr…

Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is the powder obtained from finely, ground limestone which contains skeletal fragments of various marine org…

Fructooligosaccharides are oligosaccharides produced enzymatically from sugar beets and consist chiefly of kestose, nystose and fructosyl n…

FURFURALMETHYL CITRATE

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Furfuralmethyl Citrate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

CAS 222973-44-6

Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of the microorganism Galactomyces

Galloyl Dipeptide-50 Amide is the product obtained by the reaction of Gallic Acid and Dipeptide-50 in which the C-terminus is an amide.

Galloyl Dipeptide-8 Amide is the product obtained by the reaction of Gallic Acid and Dipeptide-8 in which the C-terminus is an amide.

Ganoderma Lucidum Stem Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground stems of the mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, Polyporaceae.

Garcinia Mangostana Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Garcinia mangostana.

CAS 90045-25-3 (generic)

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.