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SOLVENT

Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

675 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the SOLVENT function designation.

Ingredients with the SOLVENT function

Benzoic acid, 3-methyl-, cyclohexyl ester,Benzoic acid, 4-methyl-, cyclohexyl ester

CAS 6641-66-3,58435-19-1

Cyclomethicone is a generic name for a mixture of cyclic dimethyl polysiloxane compounds that conform to the formula, where n has a value b…

CAS 69430-24-6 / 556-67-2 / 541-02-6 / 540-97-6II/1388 (Only when Cyclomethicone contains D4)

DECARBOXY ROSIN

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Decarboxy Rosin is Rosin in which carboxyl groups have been removed.

Kerosine (petroleum). A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having c…

CAS 8008-20-6

Glycerol 1,3-di(acetate)

CAS 25395-31-7

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

How the SOLVENT function is used in CosIng

The SOLVENT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 675 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

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.