REDUCING
Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
67 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the REDUCING function designation.
Ingredients with the REDUCING function
Sodium salt of a complex mixture of esters of phosphoric acid and Tocopherol
TETRAHYDROPALMATINE HCL
933666H-Dibenzo[a,g]quinolizine, 5,8,13,13a-tetrahydro-2,3,9,10-tetramethoxy-, hydrochloride (1:1)
VOLCANIC ROCK
60149Volcanic Rock is the various minerals obtained from the basins of volcanoes
Zinc Linolenate Hydroxide is the product obtained by the reaction of Linolenic Acid and zinc chloride, neutralized with sodium hydroxide
How the REDUCING function is used in CosIng
The REDUCING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 67 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.
Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
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.