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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

r-Bovine Oligopeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant bovine protein fragment produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is dir…

r-Porcine Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant porcine protein produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly is…

Radium Ore Powder is a finely, ground powder obtained from mined radium ore.

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Raphanus Sativus Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the Radish, Raphanus sativus L., Brassicaceae

CAS 84775-94-0

REDWORM EXTRACT

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Redworm Extract is the extract of the redworm, Eisenia fetida.

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Resveratryl Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of Resveratrol with one to six moles of Glucose

6-Deoxy-L-mannose

CAS 3615-41-6 / 10030-85-0

Rheum Palmatum Root Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the roots of Rheum palmatum, Polygonaceae.

CAS 90106-27-7

Rhinacanthus Nasutus Leaf Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground leaves and stems of Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.), Acanthaceae

Rhizopus/Rice Ferment is the product obtained by the fermentation of grains of Oryza sativa (rice) by the microorganism, Rhizopus, Rhizopod…

Rhizopus/Rice Ferment Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the fermentation of grains of Oryza sativa (Poaceae) by the microor…

Ribes Nigrum is a plant material derived from the whole plant Ribes nigrum, Grossulariaceae.

CAS 68606-81-5

Ribes Nigrum Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of Black Currant, Ribes nigrum L., Saxifragaceae

CAS 68606-81-5

Rice Ferment Lees is the lees obtained by the fermentation of the Rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae

Rice sh-Oligopeptide-2 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by transgenic rice, Oryza sativa , after transient expression …

Rice sh-Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by transgenic rice, Oryza sativa , after the transient expressi…

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.