Skin conditioning: emollient
Softens and smooths the skin.
Official definition
Softens and smooths the skin.Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions).
Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions), English version, consulté le 22 octobre 2026.
Definitions cited for information: the inventory decision was repealed on 8 May 2020. It does not establish an authorisation.
2,654 ingredients, 31,329 products
Products containing these ingredients
Calculated from recorded compositions; each product counted once. One specific category per product; denominator: all products listing this function.
| Category | Products | % |
|---|---|---|
| shampoos | 490 | 1.6 % |
| sunscreen | 291 | 0.9 % |
| deodorants | 283 | 0.9 % |
| shower gels | 273 | 0.9 % |
| hand creams | 204 | 0.7 % |
| soaps | 147 | 0.5 % |
| body creams | 119 | 0.4 % |
| body milks | 110 | 0.4 % |
Open Beauty Facts, export des produits cosmétiques, consulté le 23 octobre 2026.
Données « Open Beauty Facts et ses contributeurs », sous licence ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0) ; table dérivée diffusée sous la même licence.
In plain words
2,654 ingredients in the database declare the function “Skin conditioning: emollient” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.
31,329 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: 28. 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 |
|---|---|
| LACTOBACILLUS/GLUTAMIC ACID/POLYGLYCERYL-10 OLEATE FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/HONEY/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/PERILLA FRUTESCENS CALLUS FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/PRUNUS MUME SEED FERMENT EXTRACT POWDER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/RHODOPSEUDOMONAS/SACCHAROMYCES/MOLASSES/YEAST EXTRACT/MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE/CALCIUM CARBONATE FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/RHODOPSEUDOMONAS/SACCHAROMYCES/RICE BRAN/UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/RICE EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/SACCHAROMYCES/GLUCOSE/CABBAGE LEAF/LETTUCE LEAF/GARLIC LEAF/PERILLA FRUTESCENS LEAF/BRASSICA RAPA CHINENSIS/BRASSICA RAPA PERVIRIDIS/CARROT ROOT/GINGER ROOT/CUCUMBER FRUIT/MELON FRUIT/WATERMELON FRUIT/CAPSICUM ANNUUM FRUIT/CITRUS HASSAKU FRUIT/CITRUS JUNOS FRUIT/LEMON FRUIT/CAULIFLOWER/PEACH FRUIT/CITRUS SALICINA FRUIT/SWEET CHERRY FRUIT/FIG FRUIT/LENTINUS EDODES/ASPARAGUS STEM/ BRASSICA RAPA PEKINENSIS LEAF/CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM/CRYPTOTAENIA JAPONICA/BRUSSELS SPROUTS/CELERY/RAPHANUS SATIVUS SPROUT/TURNIP ROOT/ RADISH/TOMATO FRUIT/PINEAPPLE FRUIT/HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS FRUIT/CITRUS UNSHIU FRUIT/TANGERINE FRUIT/CITRUS NATSUDAIDAI FRUIT/BROCCOLI FLOWER/APPLE FRUIT/PEAR FRUIT/GRAPE FRUIT/ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA FRUIT/HYPSIZIGUS MARMOREUS/FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES/STRAWBERRY FRUIT/UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA/LAMINARIA JAPONICA FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/SALIX ALBA BARK EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS/SOYBEAN EXTRACT FERMENT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/TEA TREE LEAF EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/VIOLA WEBSTERI CALLUS FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTUCA SATIVA EXTRACT/sr-ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA POLYPEPTIDE-1 TRI (sh-POLYPEPTIDE-47 PHASEOLUS VULGARIS POLYPEPTIDE-1) sh-POLYPEPTIDE-47 OCTAPEPTIDE-22 TETRAPEPTIDE-120 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANETH-10 ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANETH-9 ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANOLIN LINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANOLIN RICINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANOSTEROL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LANTANA CAMARA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LARD GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURETH-2 ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURETH-2 ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURIC/PALMITIC/OLEIC TRIGLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAUROYL DIPEPTIDE-75 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAUROYL GLYCERIN/SEBACIC ACID COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL BEHENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL CARPOTROCHE BRASILIENSIS SEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL COCOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL DIMETHICONE PEG-10 PHOSPHATE | Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III) |
| LAURYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL MALAMIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL PALMITATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL PHENYLPROPYL METHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM SEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAURYL TRIMETHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA CALLUS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA FLOWER CERA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LAVANDULA STOECHAS FLOWER/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LECYTHIS PISONIS SEED FERMENT OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LEONURUS CARDIACA LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LESPEDEZA CUNEATA EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LEUCONOSTOC EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIGNOCERYL ERUCATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LILIUM BROWNII BULB/(NELUMBO NUCIFERA/EURYALE FEROX/COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN) SEED EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LINDERA OBTUSILOBA BRANCH/STEM OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LINDERA SERICEA LEAF/TWIG OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LINOLEYL LACTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LINUM USITATISSIMUM CALLUS CULTURE CONDITIONED MEDIA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LINUM USITATISSIMUM CALLUS CULTURE LYSATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIPOMYCES LIPID BODIES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIPOMYCES OIL EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIPPIA SIDOIDES LEAF FERMENTED OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA LEAF WAX | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LOTUS MARITIMUS FLOWER/LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LUPINUS ALBUS OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LYCIUM CHINENSE CALLUS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LYCORIS RADIATA EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MACADAMIA SEED OIL/HYDROGENATED MACADAMIA SEED OIL ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA SEED OIL/PALM OIL/GRAPE SEED OIL/COCONUT OIL ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MACADAMIAMIDOPROPYL OLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAGNOLIA FIGO FLOWER EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MALEATED SOYBEAN OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MALLOTUS JAPONICUS LEAF WATER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT WATER EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MANGO SEED OIL PEG-70 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MARE MILK LIPIDS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAURITIA FLEXUOSA SEED OIL PEG-8 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MAURITIA FLEXUOSA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MENTHYL SAFFLOWERSEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM CALLUS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHOXY PEG-2000 BILIRUBINAMIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHOXYCINNAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINOBENZAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHICONOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHOXYCYCLOHEXENONE ETHYLHEXYL GLYCINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL ACETYL RICINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL CAPROATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL CAPRYLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL DEHYDROABIETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL DIHYDROXYFARNESATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCETH-20 BENZOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUICAPRYLATE/SESQUICAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUICOCOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUILAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL LAURATE/MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL LINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL OLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL OLEATE/PALMITATE/LINOLEATE/STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL PALMATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL PELARGONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYL SUNFLOWERSEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYLHEPTYL LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYLHEPTYL MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYLHEPTYL PALMITATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| METHYLMETHIONINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MINK OIL PEG-13 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MIRABILIS JALAPA FLOWER EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS SEED ARIL OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MONASCUS/EUTERPE OLERACEA FRUIT/RICE BRAN FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MONASCUS/LAVENDER FLOWER/RICE BRAN FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MONASCUS/MECONOPSIS HORRIDULA FLOWER/RICE BRAN FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MONOSTROMA NITIDUM THALLUS EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL ETHYL ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MORTIERELLA GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MORUS BOMBYCIS STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MORUS BOMBYCIS WOOD EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MOSLA SCABRA FLOWER/LEAF/STEM WATER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MURDANNIA KEISAK EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MUSA BALBISIANA SAP | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MUSTELA CERA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MUSTELA OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MUSTELIC/PALMITIC TRIGLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRETH-2 MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRETH-3 CAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRETH-3 ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRETH-3 LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRETH-3 PALMITATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRICA RUBRA LEAF/STEM EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTOYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL 2-HYDROXYISOBUTYL ASCORBATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL CARPOTROCHE BRASILIENSIS SEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL LIGNOCERATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL METHICONE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL NEOPENTANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| MYRISTYL PROPIONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF/POD/SPROUT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DIPELARGONATE/DICAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIISONONANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NIACINAMIDOETHYL TRIPHENYLPHOSPHONIUMPENTAMIDE CHLORIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA sh-POLYPEPTIDE-147 HEXAPEPTIDE-40 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA sr-(MOUSE POLYPEPTIDE-3 sh-POLYPEPTIDE-118) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA sr-(MOUSE POLYPEPTIDE-4 sh-POLYPEPTIDE-154 DIPEPTIDE-66) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NICTOFLORIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NONYL ACETATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTACOSANYL GLYCOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTACOSANYL GLYCOL ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL AVOCADOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL BEESWAX | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL BEHENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL BENZOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL COCOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL DIMER DILINOLEYL ALCOHOL/SUCCINIC ACID COPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL ERUCATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL LACTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL NEODECANOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS SEEDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL SAFFLOWERATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OCTYLDODECYL/PPG-3 MYRISTYL ETHER DIMER DILINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ODONTELLA AURITA OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OENOCARPUS BACABA FRUIT OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OENOCARPUS BATAUA SEED OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEIC/LINOLEIC TRIGLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEIC/PALMITIC/LAURIC/MYRISTIC/LINOLEIC TRIGLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEIC/STEARIC TRIGLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEOSTEARINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEOYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLETH-2 BENZOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL ARACHIDATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL GLYCERYL ETHER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL LANOLATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL LINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL MYRISTATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLEYL STEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVAMIDOPROPYL OLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVE OIL ETHYL GLYCINATE AMIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVE OIL PEG-10 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVE OIL PEG/PPG-3/1 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVE OIL PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OLIVINE/SMITHSONITE EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OMENTAL LIPIDS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OPUNTIA DILLENII SEED OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORMENIS MULTICAULIS FLOWER CERA | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORYZA SATIVA BRAN STEROL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORYZA SATIVA SEED FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORYZA SATIVA sh-POLYPEPTIDE-159 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORYZA SATIVA sr-(MOUSE POLYPEPTIDE-3 sh-POLYPEPTIDE-118) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| ORYZA SATIVA sr-(MOUSE POLYPEPTIDE-4 sh-POLYPEPTIDE-154 DIPEPTIDE-66) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OSTRYA JAPONICA LEAF EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OURATEA PARVIFLORA FRUIT/SEED FERMENT OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OVUM OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OXALIS HEDYSAROIDES OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OYSTER STEROLS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OZONIZED JOJOBA OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| OZONIZED OLEIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PACIFIC COD TESTIS EXOSOMES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PAEONIA LACTIFLORA BARK/(CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM/HONEYSUCKLE) FLOWER/(FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA/PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA) FRUIT/(ANGELICA DAHURICA/ANGELICA GIGAS/HIBISCUS SYRIACUS/LICORICE/LITHOSPERMUM ERYTHRORHIZON/SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS/SOPHORA FLAVESCENS/ULMUS DAVIDIANA) ROOT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM GLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM KERNEL ALCOHOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM KERNEL OIL TRIACETIN ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL GLYCERETH-8 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL PEG-8 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL POLYGLYCERYL-3 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL POLYGLYCERYL-4 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL POLYGLYCERYL-5 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALM OIL TRIACETIN ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL 2-GLYCERYL ASCORBATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL CARNOSINE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL GLYCITEIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL GOLD OF PLEASURE AMINO ACIDS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL HYALURONATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL OAT AMINO ACIDS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL OLIGOPEPTIDE-70 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-87 | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PANAX GINSENG CALLUS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PANAX GINSENG OLEOSOMES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PANAX JAPONICUS ROOT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA OIL PEG-8 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA SEED OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PAVLOVA GYRANS EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEANUT OIL PEG-6 ESTERS | Allowed with restrictions (Annex III) |
| PEDIOCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEDIOCOCCUS/SACCHAROMYCES/MYRICA GALE LEAF FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 GLYCERYL ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 HYDROGENATED LANOLIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 LANOLIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-10 POLYGLYCERYL-2 LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-11 CASTOR OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-11 COCOA BUTTER GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-12 GLYCERYL DISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-12 GLYCERYL LINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-13 SUNFLOWER GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-15 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-15 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-15 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-15 HYDROGENATED LANOLIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-16 CASTOR OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-18 PALM GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-192 APRICOT KERNEL GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-2 MILK SOLIDS | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-2 OLIVE GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-2 SUNFLOWER GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-20 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-20 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-20 HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE DISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-222 PENTAERYTHRITYL ADIPATE-SUCCINIMIDE DENDRIMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-23 GLYCERYL DISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-23 OLIVATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-25 MORINGA GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-3 BUTYLENE GLYCOL LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-3 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-3 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-3 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-3 PPG-20 SUCCINATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-30 GLYCERYL SOYATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-30 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-30 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-4 DICOCOATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-4 GLYCERYL DISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-4 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-4 PROLINE LINOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-4 PROLINE LINOLENATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-40 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-40 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-42 MUSHROOM GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-444 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA(AMIDOGLUTAROYL SUCCINIMIDO ETHYL ETHER) | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 HYDROGENATED LANOLIN | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 TRICETYL CITRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 TRILAURYL CITRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 TRIMYRISTYL CITRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-5 TRISTEARYL CITRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-50 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-50 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 ALMOND GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 BUTYLENE GLYCOL LAURATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 GLYCERYL CAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 GLYCERYL ISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 GLYCERYL TRISTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 HYDROGENATED PALM/PALM KERNEL GLYCERIDE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 OLIVE GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-6 PROPYLENE GLYCOL CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-60 GLYCERYL TRIISOSTEARATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-60 GLYCERYL TRIOLEATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-60 PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PEG-60 PASSIFLORA INCARNATA SEED GLYCERIDES | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
What the law governs
Annex III may restrict particular substances. Annex III also sets labelling conditions for fragrance allergens; consult the actual ingredient entry.
Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, articles 10, 14, 19 and 20.
Ingredients subject to rules
- ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE : Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
- PETROLATUM : Prohibited unless refining is demonstrated (Annex II)
- CYCLOMETHICONE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- LAVANDULA HYBRIDA OIL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- CYCLOTETRASILOXANE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- CITRUS LIMON PEEL EXTRACT : Prohibited, except natural content of essential oils (Annex II)
- CITRUS SINENSIS PEEL OIL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- METHYL BENZOATE : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Annex V, entry 1a: maximum concentration: 0.5% (acid) - LAVANDULA HYBRIDA EXTRACT : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- ROSA CANINA FLOWER OIL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- C21-28 ALKANE : Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
- ALLYL CAPROATE : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- C16-23 ALKANE : Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
- ETHYLHEXYL ETHYLHEXANOATE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- HUMAN ADIPOCYTE CONDITIONED MEDIA EXTRACT : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- HYDROGENATED PEANUT OIL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- ROSA ALBA FLOWER EXTRACT : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- ROSA GALLICA FLOWER OIL : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- BRAIN LIPIDS : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- C12-20 ISOALKANE : Prohibited unless refining is demonstrated (Annex II)
- C12-20 ISOALKANE (FORMERLY C12-20 ISOPARAFFIN) : Prohibited unless refining is demonstrated (Annex II)
- C18-29 ALKANE : Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
- CEREBROSIDES : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- DICOCAMINE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- PEANUT OIL PEG-6 ESTERS : Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
- RED PETROLATUM : Prohibited unless refining is demonstrated (Annex II)
- SPINAL CORD LIPIDS : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
- SPINAL LIPID EXTRACT : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
Reading the label
Ingredients are listed by descending weight when added; those at 1% or less may follow in any order. Position alone does not establish function or dose.
Frequently asked questions
Does this function prove that a product is effective or safe?
A function is not a safety conclusion. The finished product requires a safety assessment (article 10), and the ingredient must meet its applicable conditions. Claims require supporting evidence (article 20).