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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Allantoin in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Allantoin is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Whether it is vegan depends on the make. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 875 products, most often body care.

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What does Allantoin do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Allantoin keeps the skin in good condition, protects the skin from outside harm and soothes the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, skin protecting and soothing.

skin conditioningskin protectingsoothing

What other names and numbers does Allantoin have?

CAS number
97-59-6
EC number
202-592-8
CosIng reference
31411

Is Allantoin vegan?

It depends on the make. Allantoin can be made from plants or from animals, and a label rarely says which, so a vegan profile gets Heads up.

VeganHeads upIt can be made from plants or from animals, and a label rarely says which.
VegetarianHeads upIt can be made from an animal source, and a label rarely says which.

Which products contain Allantoin?

Open Beauty Facts finds Allantoin in the ingredient lists of 875 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, face care and hand creams.

  • Body care65
  • Face care40
  • Hand creams34

Products with it, by country of sale: France 222 · Germany 163 · United States 84 · Spain 83.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Allantoin turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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