Reducing
65 ingredients, 576 products
Official definition
Changes the chemical nature of another substance by adding hydrogen or removing oxygen.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Definitions cited for information: the inventory decision was repealed on 8 May 2020.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
65 ingredients in the database declare the function “Reducing” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.
576 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: 10. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| THIOGLYCERIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| STANNOUS CHLORIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| GLUTATHIONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM THIOSULFATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| 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) |
| CYSTEINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| IRON POWDER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| THIOLACTIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM HYDROSULFITE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CALCIUM THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| SODIUM TOCOPHERYL PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| 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 |
| AMMONIUM THIOLACTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CYSTEINE HCl | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| POTASSIUM 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) |
| AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| P-HYDROXYANISOLE | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) Annex III, entry 95: products: Artificial nail systems; maximum concentration: 0.02% (after mixing for use) |
| AMMONIUM THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| 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) |
| sh-DECAPEPTIDE-7 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| sh-OCTAPEPTIDE-4 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM OXYMETHYLENE SULFOXYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| VOLCANIC ROCK | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ACETYL FARNESYLCYSTEINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-22 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| AMMONIUM 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) |
| AMMONIUM 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) |
| AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| BILIRUBIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| BUTYROLACTONETHIOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| CYSTEAMINE HCl | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DISODIUM HYDROXYSULFINOACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DISODIUM HYDROXYSULFOACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DITHIODIGLYCOLIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| DITHIOTHREITOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ETHANOLAMINE DITHIODIGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ETHANOLAMINE THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ETHYL THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| FORMAMIDINE SULFINIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| GLYCERYL THIOPROPIONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| HYDROLYZED SACCHAROMYCES/LACTOBACILLUS/UBIQUINONE FERMENT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM POWDER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNESIUM THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NINHYDRIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIGOPEPTIDE-30 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| 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) |
| POTASSIUM TETRATHIONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM GLYOXYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM HYDROXYMETHANE SULFONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| sr-(METHIONYL R-GREEN MUSSEL OLIGOPEPTIDE-1) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| sr-(METHIONYL R-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-1 R-MUSSEL OLIGOPEPTIDE-1 R-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-1 LEUCINE) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| sr-(METHIONYL S-GREEN MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-1 OLIGOPEPTIDE-247) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| sr-(METHIONYL S-MUSSEL POLYPEPTIDE-1) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| STRONTIUM THIOGLYCOLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| THIODIGLYCOLIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| THIOSALICYLIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ZINC FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| ZINC LINOLENATE HYDROXIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
Ingredients subject to rules
- 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) - 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) - 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 - POTASSIUM 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) - P-HYDROXYANISOLE : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Annex III, entry 95: products: Artificial nail systems; maximum concentration: 0.02% (after mixing for use) - 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) - AMMONIUM 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) - AMMONIUM 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) - 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)