Antioxidant
1,588 ingredients, 25,955 products
Official definition
Inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.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Definitions cited for information: the inventory decision was repealed on 8 May 2020.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
1,588 ingredients in the database declare the function “Antioxidant” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.
25,955 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: 32. 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 |
|---|---|
| THUNBERGIA ALATA SEED OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| THYMOL TRIMETHOXYCINNAMATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| THYMUS QUINQUECOSTATUS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| THYMUS VULGARIS WATER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TISOCHRYSIS LUTEA OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOCYSTEAMIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOMONOENOL/TOCOPHEROL/TOCOTRIENOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERETH-10 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERETH-12 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERETH-18 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERETH-5 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERETH-50 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYL DIMETHYLGLYCINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYL DIMETHYLGLYCINATE HCI | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYL DIMETHYLGLYCINATE HCl | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYL FERULATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYL SUCCINATE METHYLGLUCAMIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOPHERYLPHOSPHOCHOLINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TOCOQUINONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRACHELOSPERMUM ASIATICUM FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRAPA BICORNIS NUT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRICHOLOMA MAGNIVELARE EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIETHYL GLYCYL NORLEUCYL DIPEPTIDE-55 D-PHENYLALANYL DIPEPTIDE-25 AMIDE ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE SEED EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE SYMBIOSOME EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIGONELLA FOENUM SYMBIOSOME EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIHYDROXYBENZAMIDOHEXYL TRIPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM BROMIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIMONIUMBUTYROYL NORLEUCYL DIPEPTIDE-55 D-PHENYLALANYL DIPEPTIDE-25 AMIDE ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIPEPTIDE-93 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIPEPTIDE-96 HEXA-(PROLYL HYDROXYPROLYL GLYCYL) TRIPEPTIDE-97 PENTA-(PROLYL HYDROXYPROLYL GLYCYL) TRIPEPTIDE-98 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIS(NONYLPHENYL)PHOSPHITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRISODIUM ASCORBYL ISOPALMITATE PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRISODIUM FRUCTOSE DIPHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRISODIUM RESVERATROL TRIPHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRISTANIOPSIS LAURINA LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRITICUM DURUM GERM OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRONA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TULIPA GESNERIANA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TURNERA ULMIFOLIA FLOWER/SEED FERMENT OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TYROSOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TYROSYL HISTIDINE HCI | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TYROSYL HISTIDINE HCl | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| UBIQUINOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| UMBELLIFERONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| UNDECYLENOYL GRAPE SEED EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| URSOLOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| URSOLOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| URSOLOYL TRIPEPTIDE-35 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS BUD EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA LEAF PROTOPLASTS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VALERIANA CELTICA CALLUS EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VALERIANA FAURIEI ADVENTITIOUS ROOT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VANILLA PLANIFOLIA LEAF CELL EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VATERIA INDICA BARK EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VERBASCOSIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIBURNUM AWABUKI LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIBURNUM DILATATUM LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIBURNUM EROSUM BARK/BRANCH EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIBURNUM EROSUM BRANCH/LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIBURNUM OPULUS EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VICIA SATIVA SYMBIOSOME EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VIOLA ODORATA CALLUS EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITEX NEGUNDO LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA BRANCH/LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA LEAF OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITIS COIGNETIAE FRUIT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITIS VINIFERA FRUIT POWDER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VITIS VINIFERA LEAF/SEED/SKIN EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| WEIGELA SUBSESSILIS CALLUS EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| XYLYL DIBUTYLBENZOFURANONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| YOUNGIA SONCHIFOLIA CALLUS CULTURE CONDITIONED MEDIA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| YOUNGIA SONCHIFOLIA CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZANTEDESCHIA ELLIOTTIANA FLOWER EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZANTHOXYLUM PIPERITUM CALLUS LYSATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZANTHOXYLUM RHETSA EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZEA MAYS BUD/SEED EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZEA MAYS COB/KERNEL EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINC ASCORBATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINC DIBUTYLDITHIOCARBAMATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINC DIBUTYROYLLYSINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC FRUCTOSE DIPHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC PYRIDOXAL 5-PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC RETINOATE HYDROXIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC THIOSALICYLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINGIBER ZERUMBET RHIZOME EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINNIA ELEGANS CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
Ingredients subject to rules
- BHT : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 325: products: a) Mouthwash b) Toothpaste c) Other leave-on and rinse-off products; maximum concentration: a) 0.001% b) 0.1% c) 0.8% - SODIUM METABISULFITE : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
Annex V, entry 9: maximum concentration: 0.2% (as free SO2) - SODIUM SULFITE : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
Annex V, entry 9: maximum concentration: 0.2% (as free SO2) - P-HYDROXYANISOLE : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 95: products: Artificial nail systems; maximum concentration: 0.02% (after mixing for use) - RESORCINOL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 22: products: (a) Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products (b) Products intended for colouring eyelashes (c) Hair lotions and shampoos; maximum concentration: (c) 0.5% - HYDROQUINONE : Prohibited, with exceptions (Annex II)
Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 14: products: Artificial nail systems; maximum concentration: 0.02% (after mixing for use) - ALPHA-ARBUTIN : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 377: products: (a) Face cream (b) Body lotion; maximum concentration: (a) 2% (b) 0.5% - SODIUM BISULFITE : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
Annex V, entry 9: maximum concentration: 0.2% (as free SO2) - ARBUTIN : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 378: products: Face cream; maximum concentration: 7% - KOJIC ACID : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 375: products: Face and hand products; maximum concentration: 1% - CURCUMIN : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- LYCOPENE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- COLLOIDAL PLATINUM : Prohibited in nano form (Annex II)
- THIOGLYCOLIC ACID : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 2a: products: (a) Hair products (b) Depilatories (c) Hair rinse-off products (d) Products intended for eyelash waving; maximum concentration: (a) (i) 8% (ii) 11% (b) 5% (c) 2% (d) 11% The abovementioned percentages are calculated as thioglycollic acid - METHYLENE DI-T-BUTYLCRESOL : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- PLATINUM : Prohibited in nano form (Annex II)
- TOLUENE : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 185: products: Nail products; maximum concentration: 25% - ARACHIS HYPOGAEA SPROUT EXTRACT : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- CROTONALDEHYDE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- DIPEPTIDE-20 HEXAPEPTIDE-40 OLIGOPEPTIDE-93 rh-POLYPEPTIDE-68 TETRAPEPTIDE-35 : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- HYDROLYZED SACCHAROMYCES/SODIUM SELENATE FERMENT EXTRACT : Prohibited, with exceptions (Annex II)
- HYDROXYLAMINE HCl : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- HYDROXYLAMINE SULFATE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- HYDROXYPHENYL DIHYDROXYBENZAMIDE : Prohibited in hair dyes (Annex II)
- MAGNESIUM ASCORBYLBORATE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- POTASSIUM SULFITE : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
Annex V, entry 9: maximum concentration: 0.2% (as free SO2) - PRAMOXINE HCl : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- rh-POLYPEPTIDE-51 : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- rh-POLYPEPTIDE-63 : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- rh-POLYPEPTIDE-7 HEXAPEPTIDE-25 : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- SELENIUM/GLYCINE SOJA SPROUT EXTRACT : Prohibited, with exceptions (Annex II)
- SODIUM SULFANILATE : Prohibited in hair dyes (Annex II)