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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

Phormidium Elemis Lysate Filtrate is the filtrate of the product obtained after the lysis of the cultured cells of the alga, Phormidium ele…

Phormium Tenax Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves of Phormium tenax, Asphodelaceae.

Phormium Tenax Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Phormium tenax.

3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecane-1,2,3-triol

CAS 74563-64-7

Calcium-magnesium phytate,myo-Inositol, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate), calcium magnesium salt

CAS 3615-82-5

PIG PLACENTA WATER

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Pig Placenta Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from pig placentas.

Restricted — see record

PIG PLATELET EXTRACT

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Pig Platelet Extract is the extract of Pig Platelets

Restricted — see record

PIG PLATELET-RICH PLASMA

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Pig Platelet-Rich Plasma is platelet-rich plasma derived from the pig.

Restricted — see record

Piper Betle Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the finely, ground leaves of Piper betle, Pipéracéae

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.