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Ingredient & product reference

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Every ingredient on a European cosmetic label carries a name set by the Commission, and often a limit on how much of it a product may contain.

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32,262 Ingredients you can look up

The European Commission's glossary of ingredient names, plus the annexes to the Cosmetics Regulation — what each substance is called, and where it is restricted.

132 Products decoded so far

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Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate

Function
Absorbent emulsion stabilising viscosity controlling
Status
Not restricted under the EU or UK annexes
In brief
Sodium starch octenylsuccinate is a chemically modified starch, treated with octenylsuccinic acid to form a starch derivative. In cosmetics it helps absorb excess oil or moisture, keeps emulsions from separating, and thickens or adjusts the texture of a formula.
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What these products are built from

Across the 132 decoded labels.

Water 122 products · Solvent 1,2-Hexanediol 117 products · Humectant Butylene Glycol 113 products · Humectant Glycerin 110 products · Humectant Ethylhexylglycerin 97 products · Skin conditioning Sodium Hyaluronate 81 products · Humectant Niacinamide 75 products · Skin conditioning Disodium EDTA 63 products · Chelating agent Panthenol 62 products · Skin conditioning Adenosine 61 products · Skin conditioning Hydrogenated Lecithin 61 products · Emulsifier Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 54 products · Emollient
Restricted substances in the catalogue

Where the limits apply

Permitted, but subject to conditions or maximum concentrations under the Cosmetics Regulation.

Furan in 1 product
Prohibited in the EU and UK
Butylphenyl Methylpropional in 1 product
Prohibited in the EU and UK
Limonene in 16 products
Restricted — conditions apply
Linalool in 15 products
Restricted — conditions apply
Salicylic Acid in 9 products
max (a) 3.0% (b) 2.0% (c) 0.5% Restricted — conditions apply
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil in 8 products
Restricted — conditions apply
Potassium Hydroxide in 8 products
Restricted — conditions apply
Sodium Hydroxide in 7 products
Restricted — conditions apply

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