Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Cinnamic Acid in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Cinnamic Acid is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 19 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Cinnamic Acid do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cinnamic Acid keeps the skin in good condition and adds scent. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and perfuming.

skin conditioningperfuming

What other names and numbers does Cinnamic Acid have?

CAS number
140-10-3, 621-82-9
EC number
205-398-1, 210-708-3
CosIng reference
75367

Which products contain Cinnamic Acid?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cinnamic Acid in the ingredient lists of 19 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and shower gels.

  • Shampoos5
  • Hair care4
  • Shower gels3
  • Body care2
  • Bath and shower2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 13 · Spain 2 · Austria 1 · United States 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Cinnamic Acid 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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