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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

Oleanoyl sh-Pentapeptide-4 SP is the product obtained by the reaction of Oleanolic Acid and sh-Pentapeptide-4

OLEANOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-37

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Oleanoyl Tetrapeptide-37 is the product obtained by the reaction of Oleanolic Acid and Tetrapeptide-37.

OLEANOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1

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Oleanoyl Tripeptide-1 is the product obtained by the reaction of Oleanolic Acid and Tripeptide-1.

OLEANOYL TRIPEPTIDE-35

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Oleanoyl Tripeptide-35 is the product obtained by the reaction of Oleanolic Acid and Tripeptide-35.

OLIVAMIDOPROPYL OLEATE

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Olivamidopropyl Oleate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where R represents fatty acid groups obtained from Olea Europa…

Osmanthus Fragrans Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of Osmanthus fragrans.

Pacific Cod Testis Exosomes are extracellular vesicles which are generated by pacific cod testicular cells.

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PAEONIA EMODI SEED OIL

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Paeonia Emodi Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Paeonia emodi.

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-114 is the product obtained by the reaction of Palmitic Acid and Tetrapeptide-114.

PANAX GINSENG OLEOSOMES

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Panax Ginseng Oleosomes are the oleosomes (oil-bodies) isolated from Panax Ginseng Seed Oil

PANAX GINSENG VESICLES

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Panax Ginseng Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from the whole plant, Panax ginseng.

Pediococcus Ferment Lysate is a lysate of the product obtained by the fermentation of growth media by Pediococcus.

PENTAPEPTIDE-119

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Pentapeptide-119 is the synthetic peptide consisting of alanine, leucine, proline and serine.

PENTAPEPTIDE-97

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Pentapeptide-97 is the synthetic peptide consisting of asparagine, proline, serine, threonine and tyrosine.

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PETROSELINIC ACID

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Petroselinic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

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Phaseolus Radiatus Sprout Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the sprouts of Phaseolus radiatus. The accep…

Phenylboronic Acid Alginate Amide is the organic compound that conforms generally to the formula, where R is alginic acid.

PHYTYL NICOTINATE

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Phytyl Nicotinate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

PIG PLACENTA EXTRACT

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Pig Placenta Extract is the extract of pig placentas.

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PIG PLATELET EXTRACT

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Pig Platelet Extract is the extract of Pig Platelets

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PINUS DENSIFLORA STEM OIL

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Pinus Densiflora Stem Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the stems of Pinus densiflora.

PISTACIA LENTISCUS WATER

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Pistacia Lentiscus Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the whole plant, Pistacia lentiscus.

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.