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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

Polyglycerin-10 os a glycerin polymer containing 10 glycerin units; Decaglycerol

CAS 9041-07-0

Polygonum Hydropiper Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Polygonum hydropiper L., Polygonaceae

CAS 84776-81-8

Polypropanediol-8 is the polymer of Propanediol containing an average of 8 moles of propanediol.

CAS 345260-48-2

Porphyra 334 Oligopeptide-180 is the synthetic peptide produced by the reaction of Porphyra 334 and Oligopeptide-180 at the -amino group of…

PPG-20 Tocophereth-5 is the alkoxylated derivative of Tocopherol containing an average of 20 moles of propylene oxide and 5 moles of ethyle…

PPG-6 PEG/PPG-8/5 Glycerin is the polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of glycerin that conforms generally to the formula:

d-Glucitol, ethoxylated, propoxylated (245 mol EO, 6 mol PO average molar ratio)

CAS 56449-05-9

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.