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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.

Ingredients with the SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT function

TRIPEPTIDE-83

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Tripeptide-83 is the synthetic peptide consisting of asparagine, glycine and proline.

Tripeptide-83 Propyl Ester is the product obtained by the reaction of Propyl Alcohol with the C-terminus of Tripeptide-83.

Tuber Magnatum Oil Extract is the extract of the volatile oil derived from the fungi, Tuber magnatum.

TUBER MAGNATUM WATER

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Tuber Magnatum Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the mushroom, Tuber magnatum.

UMBELLIFERONE

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Umbelliferone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

URTICA DIOICA LEAF WATER

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Urtica Dioica Leaf Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Urtica dioica.

Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Vaccinium myrtillus.

CAS 84082-34-8 (generic)

VITEXIN

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Vitexin is a organic compound that conforms to the formula:

CAS 3681-93-4

WHOLE DRY MARE MILK

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Whole Dry Mare Milk is the product obtained by the dehydration of Mare Milk.

WINE LEES EXTRACT

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Wine Lees Extract is the extract of the lees derived from Wine.

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

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.