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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

Rice sh-Polypeptide-3 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by transgenic rice, Oryza sativa, after the transient expressio…

Rosa Canina Fruit/(Rosa Centifolia/Rosa Damascena) Flower Extract is the extract of Rosa Canina Fruit , Rosa Centifolia Flower and Rosa Dam…

Rosa Canina Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the Hip Rose, Rosa canina L., Rosaceae

CAS 84696-47-9

Rosa Multiflora Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates derived from the flowers of Rosa multiflora (Rosaceae).

CAS 97593-51-6

Rosa Odorata Extract is the extract of the whole plant, Rosa odorata, Rosaceae

CAS 97676-09-0

Rosa Roxburghii Juice is the juice expressed from the whole plant, Rosa roxburghii, Rosaceae

CAS 223748-27-4

Rosa Rugosa Bud Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, round buds of the Rose, Rosa rubiginosa L., Rosaceae

CAS 92347-25-6

Rosa Rugosa Flower Powder is the dried, ground powder obtained from the flowers of Rosa rugosa (Rosaceae).

Rosa Rugosa Leaf Extract is an extract obtained from the leaves of the Rose, Rosa rubiginosa L., Rosaceae

CAS 92347-25-6

Royal Jelly Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from Royal Jelly

Rubia Cordifolia Stem Extract is an extract of the stems of the Indian Madder, Rubia cordifolia L., Rubiaceae

CAS 91845-24-8

Rubus Ellipiticus Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Rubus ellipiticus, Rosaceae

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Kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, 13-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-, beta-D- glucopyranosyl ester, (4alpha)-

CAS 64849-39-4

RUMEX CRISPUS WATER

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Rumex Crispus Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the whole plant of Rumex crispus.

S-DNA APTAMER-6

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s-DNA Aptamer-6 is a single stranded DNA molecule produced synthetically that folds into a well-defined three-dimensional structure contain…

s-Mussel Hexapeptide-1 SP is a single chain protein containing 6 amino acids. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Adhesiv…

s-Mussel Oligopeptide-2 is a single chain protein containing 18 amino acids. It is synthetically produced based on a sequence from Adhesive…

s-Octopus Hexapeptide-1 SP is a single chain peptide consisting of alanine, asparagine, lysine, tyrosine and valine. It is synthetically pr…

s-Octopus Pentapeptide-1 SP is a single chain peptide consisting of arginine, isoleucine, leucine and proline. It is synthetically produced…

Invert sugar; the product of hydrolysis of sucrose. It consists mainly of glucose and fructose

CAS 8013-17-0

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.