Anticaking
122 ingredients, 6,621 products
Official definition
Allows free flow of solid particles and thus avoids agglomeration of powdered cosmetics into lumps or hard masses.Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions).
Definitions cited for information: the inventory decision was repealed on 8 May 2020. It does not establish an authorisation.
In plain words
122 ingredients in the database declare the function “Anticaking” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.
6,621 products in the database list at least one of these ingredients, each counted once. This count does not establish the role or effectiveness of the finished product.
Ingredients subject to a prohibition or conditions of use under the Cosmetics Regulation: 5. A declared role is not an authorisation: check the conditions for the ingredient and its intended use.
Ingredients declaring this function
Most frequent in the products of the database first.
| Ingredient | Regulatory status |
|---|---|
| SILICA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MICA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HYDRATED SILICA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| KAOLIN | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex IV) |
| TALC | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Annex III, entry 59: products: (a) Powdery products intended to be used for children under 3 years of age (b) Other products |
| ZEA MAYS STARCH | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM STEARATE | Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) |
| SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC STEARATE | Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) |
| DISTARCH PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ILLITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SILICA SILYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC RICINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC NEODECANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DIATOMACEOUS EARTH | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM STEARATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM SILICATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN PALMITATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HEDERA HELIX LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM STEARATE | Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) |
| HEDERA HELIX EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZEOLITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM DIMYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SOLUM FULLONUM | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM STEARATE | Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV) |
| MAGNESIUM PALMITATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SILICA DIMETHICONE SILYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN PALMITATE/ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SOLUM DIATOMEAE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC UNDECYLENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-15/15 DIMETHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM SILICATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex IV) |
| DIMETHICONE/DIVINYLDIMETHICONE/SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| FULLER'S EARTH | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HDI/PPG/POLYCAPROLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-800 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-70 TOCOPHERETH-100 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ACRYLATES/BEHENYL METHACRYLATE/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ACRYLATES/DIMETHICONE METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM BEHENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM CAPRYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM DILINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM DISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATES/LAURATES/PALMITATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATES/LAURATES/STEARATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATES/MYRISTATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATES/PALMITATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM ISOSTEARATES/STEARATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM LANOLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM OXIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM MYRISTATES/PALMITATES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ALUMINUM TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| AMINOETHYLAMINOPROPYL DIMETHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCITE/QUARTZ | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM BEHENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM MONTANATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM SULFATE HYDRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CASTOR OIL PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CYCLOHEPTASILOXANE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN BEHENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DEXTRIN STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DIBUTYL MALEATE/HEXADECENE/TETRADECENE COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DISTARCH GLYCERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HEDERA HELIX LEAF/STEM | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HUNTITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HYDROMAGNESITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LITHIUM STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM COCOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM LANOLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM TALLOWATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHOXY PEG-17/METHOXY PEG-11/HDI ISOCYANURATE TRIMER CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NEPHRITE POWDER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-136 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-100/70 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-2/5 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-30/10 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-5/10 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-5/20 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-5/30 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-50/20 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG/PPG-70/30 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PERFLUOROHEPTANE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PERFLUOROMETHYLCYCLOHEXANE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PERFLUOROMETHYLDECALIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PERFLUOROOCTYLETHYL TRIETHOXYSILANE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PERILLA FRUTESCENS FLOWER EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PHENYL PROPYL TRIMETHICONE/DIPHENYLMETHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| POLYMETHACRYLOYL ETHYL BETAINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| POLYURETHANE-16 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| POLYURETHANE-44 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-2 TOCOPHERETH-5 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-20 TOCOPHERETH-5 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-5 TOCOPHERETH-2 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-5 TOCOPHERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PPG-65-PEG-5 PENTAERYTHRITYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| SODIUM TRIMETAPHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| STARCH PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC PENTADECENE TRICARBOXYLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINC ROSINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
Ingredients subject to rules
- TALC : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 59: products: (a) Powdery products intended to be used for children under 3 years of age (b) Other products - MAGNESIUM STEARATE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- ZINC STEARATE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- ALUMINUM STEARATE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- CALCIUM STEARATE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)