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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

Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide-1 is the product obtained by the action of glucosyl transferase on Maltose, in which the degree of polymerizat…

Alpinia Formosana Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Alpinia formosana, Zingiberaceae.

Alpinia Nigra Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Alpinia nigra, Zingiberaceae

Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Alpinia speciosa, Zingiberaceae

Alpinia Uraiensis Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Alpinia uraiensis, Zingiberaceae

Alteromonas Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of a growth media by the microorganism, Alteromonas …

Althaea Rosea Callus Extract is the extract of the callus of Althaea rosea grown in culture. (The accepted scientific name for Althaea rose…

Althaea Rosea Extract is the extract of the whole plant Althaea rosea, Malvaceae. (The accepted scientific name for Althaea rosea is Alcea …

Althaea Rosea Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the hollyhock, Althaea rosea, Malvaceae

CAS 90045-76-4

1-Aminoiminomethyl-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid

CAS 35404-57-0

Ferrate(2-), [rel-[N(R)]-N-[2-[bis[(carboxy-kappa-O)methyl]amino-kappa-N]ethyl]-N-[(S)-2-[[(carboxy-kappa-O)methyl](carboxymethyl)amino-kap…

CAS 19529-40-9

Angelica Acutiloba Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Angelica acutiloba, Apiaceae.

L-Histidine, beta-Alanyl-3-Methyl-

CAS 584-85-0

Antler Velvet is the vascular skin that covers deer antler during its growth phase.

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.