Ingredient function

REDUCING — Cosmetic Ingredient Function

67 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the REDUCING function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.

Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).

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2(3H)-Furanone, Dihydro-3-Mercapto-; Butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-2-mercapto-, gamma-lactone

CAS 14032-62-3

L-Cysteine

CAS 52-90-4 / 3374-22-9

Glycine, N-(N-L-.gamma.-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl)-

CAS 70-18-8

Iron Powder is the element consisting of powdered metallic iron

CAS 7439-89-6

Magnesium Powder is an inorganic metal consisting of powdered magnesium

CAS 7439-95-4

2,2-Dihydroxy-1H-indene-1,3-(2H)-dione

CAS 485-47-2

Octapeptide-15 is a synthetic peptide consisting of aspartic acid, glutamine, histidine, proline, serine and valine.

Oligopeptide-30 is a synthetic peptide containing 12 amino acids consisting of arginine, glutamic acid, leucine, lysine, and tyrosine

rh-Polypeptide-28 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is directly isolated …

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sh-Decapeptide-7 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced synthetically to be identical to the protein, Enkephalin. It contain…

SH-Octapeptide-4 is a recombinant human peptide produced synthetically to be identical to the protein, Enkephalin. It contains 8 amino acid…

About this function

The REDUCING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. Ingredients may carry multiple functions depending on their chemical properties and typical cosmetic applications.

Function assignments are sourced directly from official EU CosIng data. Always verify ingredient functions against current source materials before use in regulatory submissions.