SOLVENT — Cosmetic Ingredient Function
604 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SOLVENT function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.
Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
Ingredients
Benzyl Laurate/Myristate/Palmate is the ester of benzyl alcohol with a mixture of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids
Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, mercaptopropyl group terminated
Bis-Methoxy PEG-114 Polycaprolactone Diol/IPDI Copolymer is a polymer made by the reaction of Isophorone Diisocyanate with a polyester pre-…
Borage Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Borago Officinalis Seed Oil and Polyglycerin-4.
BREVOORTIA OIL
32224Brevoortia Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the small North Atlantic fish, menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannis)
BUTETH-3
54988Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-butyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (3 mol EO average molar ratio)
BUTOXYDIGLYCOL
316952-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol; diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; DEGBE
BUTYLENE GLYCOL
74756Butane-1,3-diol (CAS No. 107-88-0/ EC No. 203-529-7) (R)-(-)-butane-1,3-diol” (CAS No. 6290-03-5/ EC No. 228-532-0)
C10-12 Alkane/Cycloalkane is a mixture of C10 to C12 straight-chain and cyclic hydrocarbons
A complex combination of straight-chain and cyclic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C11-14
A complex combination of straight-chain and cyclic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C12-13
Solvent naphtha (petroleum) heavy aromatic. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from distillation of aromatic streams. It consis…
C12-15 ISOPARAFFIN
94514C12-15 Isoparaffin is a mixture of branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbons with 12 to 15 carbons in the alkyl chain.
C13-14 ALKANE
54883C13-14 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 13 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
C13-15 ALKANE
54884C13-15 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 13 to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain
About this function
The SOLVENT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. Ingredients may carry multiple functions depending on their chemical properties and typical cosmetic applications.
Function assignments are sourced directly from official EU CosIng data. Always verify ingredient functions against current source materials before use in regulatory submissions.