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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

Prunus Mume Fruit Water is an aqueos solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of Prunus mume, Rosaceae

Prunus Speciosa Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the leaves of Prunus speciosa, Rosaceae

Prunus Yedoensis Flower/Twig Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers and twigs of Prunus yedoensis.

Allulose,6-Pentahydroxy-2-hexanone

CAS 23140-52-5

2,3,4,6-tetrahydroxy-5H-benzo[7]annulen-5-one; 2,3,4,6-Tetrahydroxybenzocyclohepten-5-one; Purpurogallin

CAS 569-77-7

Quercus Glauca Wood Vinegar is the distilled, condensed smoke obtained from dried, carbonized Quercus glauca, Fagaceae.

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.