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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

IDEBENONYL RETINOATE

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Monograph development in progress. Idebenonyl Retinoate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Ilex Cornuta Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Ilex cornuta, Aquifoliaceae.

cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-Cyclohexanehexol

CAS 87-89-8

Inositol Oligosaccharides is the product obtained by the reaction of Inositol and Cyclodextrin catalyzed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase.

Iris Florentina Root Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the roots of Iris florentina, Iridaceae (The accep…

CAS 90045-89-9

A complex mixture of polysaccharides obtained by enzyme treatment of sucrose. It consists mainly of 6-0-.alpha.-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucitol…

CAS 64519-82-0

ISOMALTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE

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Isomaltooligosaccharide is the carbohydrate produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis and transglucosylation of Zea Mays Starch.

Dianhydroglucitol,Dianhydrosorbitol,D-Glucitol, 1,4:3,6-dianhydro-

CAS 652-67-5

Isotriacontane

CAS 34425-19-9 (generic); 92797-63-2 (generic)

Juncus Decipiens Stem Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the stems of Juncus decipiens.

KAVALACTONES

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Kavalactones is a mixture of lactone compounds derived from the roots of Piper methysticum.

KESTOSE

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Monograph development in progress. Kestose is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

CAS 470-69-9

4-O-.beta.-D-Galactopyranosyl-D-glucitol

CAS 585-86-4

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.