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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

PNA-28 Carboxyethyl Fluorene is the modified polymer of PNA containing 17 nucleobases consisting of Adenine, Aminoethoxymethyl Pyrrolopyrim…

PNA-29 Carboxyethyl Fluorene is the modified polymer of PNA containing 18 nucleobases consisting of Aminoethoxymethyl Pyrrolopyrimidone, Am…

PNA-30 Carboxyethyl Fluorene is a modified polymer of PNA containing 19 nucleobases consisting of Aminoethoxymethyl Pyrrolopyrimidone, Amin…

POLYCITRONELLOL

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Polycitronellol is made by the polymerization of Citronellol.

CAS 888224-71-3

Polyglyceryl-3 Betainate Citrate is an organic compound that is produced by esterifying Polyglycerin-3 with Betaine, followed by neutraliza…

CAS 2953229-03-1

Polyglyceryl-3 Betainate Lactate is an organic compound that is produced by esterifying Polyglycerin-3 with Betaine, followed by neutraliza…

CAS 2949403-54-5

Polypodium Leucotomos Callus Extract is the extract from the callus of Polypodium leucotomos grown in culture. The accepted scientific name…

Polypodium Leucotomos Callus Filtrate is the lysed cells of the callus of Polypodium leucotomos grown in culture. The accepted scientific n…

Polyvinylalcohol Carbazate is the polymer made by the reaction of Polyvinyl Alcohol and hydrazine carboxylate. It conforms to the formula:

CAS 24198630-70-1

Porphyra Tenera Extracellular Vesicles are the extracellular vesicles released into and isolated from the growth media removed from cell cu…

Porphyra Yezoensis Vesicles are the vesicles isolated from the alga, Porphyra yezoensis. The accepted scientific name for Porphyra yezoensi…

POTASSIUM EDTA-PLATINUM

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Potassium EDTA-Platinum is the platinum chelate of the potassium salt of EDTA

CAS 2744155-90-4

PRUNIN

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Prunin is the product obtained by the reaction of Naringenin and Glucose. It conforms to the formula:

CAS 529-55-5

Punica Granatum Flower Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of Punica granatum.

CAS 84961-57-9

Punica Granatum Peel Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the peel of Punica granatum.

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

RICE SH-POLYPEPTIDE-96

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Rice sh-Polypeptide-96 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by rice, Oryza sativa, after transformation with either a tran…

Rosa Damascena sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced by Rosa damascena plants after transformation with e…

RUMEX CRISPUS WATER

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Rumex Crispus Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the whole plant of Rumex crispus.

S-DNA APTAMER-3

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s-DNA Aptamer-3 is a single stranded DNA molecule produced synthetically that folds into a well-defined three-dimensional structure contain…

CAS 2421288-96-0

S-DNA APTAMER-5

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s-DNA Aptamer-5 is a single stranded DNA molecule produced synthetically that folds into a well-defined three-dimensional structure contain…

S-DNA APTAMER-7

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s-DNA Aptamer-7 is a single stranded DNA molecule produced synthetically that folds into a well-defined three-dimensional structure contain…

S-DNA APTAMER-8

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s-DNA Aptamer-8 is a single stranded DNA molecule produced synthetically that folds into a well-defined three-dimensional structure contain…

Saccharomycopsis Ferment Filtrate is a filtrate of the product obtained by the fermentation of a growth media by the microorganism, Sacchar…

SALMON TESTIS EXOSOMES

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Salmon Testis Exosomes are extracellular vesicles which are generated by salmon testicular cells.

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Saponaria Officinalis Root Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the roots of Saponaria officinalis.

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.