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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Beta-Carotene in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Beta-Carotene is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. The EU lists it as an allowed colorant. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 57 products, most often sunscreen.

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What does Beta-Carotene do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Beta-Carotene keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

skin conditioning

What other names and numbers does Beta-Carotene have?

CAS number
7235-40-7
EC number
230-636-6
CosIng reference
32173

Is Beta-Carotene restricted in the EU?

It is allowed, on a list with limits. The EU lists it as an allowed colorant, with its own conditions of use (Annex IV of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 111).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain Beta-Carotene?

Open Beauty Facts finds Beta-Carotene in the ingredient lists of 57 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen, body care and face care.

  • Sunscreen7
  • Body care4
  • Face care4
  • Body creams3
  • Body oils2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 14 · Germany 7 · United States 7 · Spain 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Beta-Carotene 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
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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