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SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT

Increasing the water content of the top layers of the skin. Humectants are primarily hygroscopic agents drawing moisture from the surrounding air.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

523 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT function designation.

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Ingredients with the SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT function

SR-(METHIONYL S-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-1)

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sr-(Methionyl s-Mussel Polypeptide-1) is a single chain recombinant peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is synt…

SR-(OCTAPEPTIDE-53 SH-POLYPEPTIDE-47)

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sr-(Octapeptide-53 sh-Polypeptide-47) is a single chain recombinant peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is synt…

SR-(PROLINYL SH-POLYPEPTIDE-145)

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is a single chain recombinant peptide, produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is synthesized by the fusion of Proline and t…

SR-MOUSE POLYPEPTIDE-6

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sr-Mouse Polypeptide-6 is a single chain recombinant protein produced by fermentation in E. coli. The starting gene is synthesized to be id…

SR-THERMUS THERMOPHILUS POLYPEPTIDE-1

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sr-Thermus Thermophilus Polypeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant protein produced by fermentation in yeast. The starting gene is synthes…

SUNFLOWERAMIDE AMP

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Sunfloweramide AMP is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where R represents the fatty acid groups derived from Helianthus A…

SUNFLOWERAMIDE MIPA

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Sunfloweramide MIPA is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where R represents the fatty acid groups derived from Helianthus …

SUNFLOWERSEEDAMIDOPROPYL OLEATE

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Sunflowerseedamidopropyl Oleate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:[chemical structure image not found]where R represents…

SYNSEPALUM DULCIFICUM FRUIT WATER

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Synsepalum Dulcificum Fruit Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum.

TARAXACUM OFFICINALE VESICLES

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Taraxacum Officinale Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from the whole plant of the dandelion, Taraxacum officinale.

TETRADENIA RIPARIA LEAF FERMENT OIL

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Tetradenia Riparia Leaf Ferment Oil is the oil derived from the product obtained by the spontaneous fermentation of the leaves of Tetradeni…

TETRAPEPTIDE-117

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Tetrapeptide-117 is the synthetic peptide consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid and leucine.

TETRAPEPTIDE-119

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Tetrapeptide-119 is the synthetic peptide consisting of glutamic acid and leucine.

TETRAPEPTIDE-124

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Tetrapeptide-124 is the synthetic peptide consisting of histidine, phenylalanine and tyrosine.

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

SKIN CONDITIONING · 13138SURFACTANT · 4574HAIR CONDITIONING · 3619SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT · 3586SURFACTANT - CLEANSING · 3218SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING · 2924ANTIOXIDANT · 2907SKIN PROTECTING · 2784

How the SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT function is used in CosIng

The SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 523 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Increasing the water content of the top layers of the skin. Humectants are primarily hygroscopic agents drawing moisture from the surrounding air.

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.