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
MINERAL SPIRITS
35368Ligroine. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. This fraction boils in a range of app…
MIXED TERPENES
35388Mixed Terpenes is a mixture of hydrocarbons distilled from certain plants and trees such as the pine and citrus. The mixture consists of te…
Momordica Grosvenorii Fruit Juice is the juice expressed from the fruit of the Momordica grosvenorii, Cucurbitaceae
Mustelic/palmitic triglyceride is the product obtained by the reaction of glycerin with mustelic and palmitic acids
Nonanoic acid, 1,1'-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediyl) ester
OCOTEA QUIXOS LEAF OIL
92947Ocotea Quixos Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Ocotea quixos, Lauraceae.
2-Propenoic acid, 2-cyano-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-, 2-octyldodecyl ester
Palm Kernel Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Elaeis Guineensis Kernel Oil and Polyglycerin-4.
PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM
35850Paraffin oils. Liquid hydrocarbons from petroleum
PEG-10
77273Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-10 PROPYLENE GLYCOL
77363Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha, alpha'-1,2-propanediylbis-, omega hydroxy (10 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-100
77449Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (100 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-12
77463Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (12 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-12 Glyceryl Linoleate is the polyethylene glycol ether of Glyceryl Linoleate.
PEG-135
77553Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (135 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-14
77554Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (14 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-15 BUTANEDIOL
775621,3-Butanediol, ethoxylated (15 mol EO average molar ratio); Polyoxyethylene (15) Butanediol
PEG-150
77712Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (150 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-16
77721Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (16 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-18
77807Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (18 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-180
77812Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (180 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-2 BENZYL ETHER
57658Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-benzyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (2 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-2 PHENYL ETHER
93493Diethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether,Ethanol, 2-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-
PEG-20
77940Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (20 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-200
78058Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (200 mol EO average molar ratio)
Fatty acids, hydrogenated palm oil, 1,2,3-propanetriol monoesters, ethoxylated (200 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-220
57805Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (220 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-240
78123Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (240 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-3 METHYL ETHER
57992Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-methyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (3 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-32
78305Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (32 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-33
58084Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (33 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-350
78318Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (350 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4
78322Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-4 METHYL ETHER
58150Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-methyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
PEG-40
78449Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (40 mol EO average molar ratio)
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.