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HUMECTANT

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

2051 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the HUMECTANT function designation.

Ingredients with the HUMECTANT function

Glycereth-8 is the polyethylene glycol ether of Glycerin with an average ethoxylation value of 8

CAS 31694-55-0 (generic)

Glycerine ;Glycerol (INN); Glycerol (RIFM); Glycerolum (EP); Glycyl Alcohol; 1,2,3-Propanetriol; 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane

CAS 56-81-5

Glyceryl Ascorbate is the product obtained by the condensation of Ascorbic Acid with Glycerin

alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, 2-Hydroxy-1-(Hydroxymethyl)ethyl

CAS 22160-26-5 / 100402-60-6

Glyceryl Olivate Oleate Estolides is the product obtained by the reaction of Glyceryl Olivate with the estolide formed from Oleic Acid in w…

Glycine Max (Soybean) Callus Culture is a suspension of the cultured callus cells of Glycine max, Fabaceae.

Glycine Max (Soybean) Phytoplacenta Extract is the extract of the phytoplacenta cells directly isolated from the plant Glycine max or grown…

Glycine Soja Seed Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the seeds of Soybean, Glycine soja, Leguminosae

Ethane-1,2-diol, Ethylene glycol

CAS 107-21-1

Gracilaria Conferta Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground alga, Gracilaria conferta, Gracilariaceae.

Gymnema Sylvestre Stem Extract is the extract of the stems of the Australian Cow Plant, Gymnema sylvestre, Asclepiadaceae

CAS 90045-47-9

Heptapeptide-45 is a synthetic peptide consisting of alanine, aspartic acid, cysteine, histidine, serine, and valine.

Heptylglycerin is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

CAS 10305-39-2

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 2051 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.