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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

Ceramide AG is the N-acylated sphingolipid consisting of Sphinganine having the D-erythro structure linked to an alpha-hydroxy saturated or…

Dodecanoic acid, 1,1'-[(1R,2S)-2-[(1-oxooctadecyl)amino]-1-pentadecyl-1,3-propanediyl] ester

CAS 1219613-01-0

CERAMIDE OP

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Ceramide OP is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where n=5-15.

Ceramium Rubrum Extract is an extract of the Alga, Ceramium rubrum, Aristolochiaceae

CAS 94891-16-4

Chitin Sulfate is the product obtained by the reaction of Chitin with chlorosulfonic acid.

Chitosan, pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid salt

CAS 117522-93-7

Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Seed Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the seeds of Cichorium intybus, Asteraceae.

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.