Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Gamma-Nonalactone in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Gamma-Nonalactone is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 5 products, most often hair conditioners.
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What does Gamma-Nonalactone do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Gamma-Nonalactone keeps the skin in good condition, adds scent and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, perfuming and masking.
What other names and numbers does Gamma-Nonalactone have?
- CAS number
- 104-61-0
- EC number
- 203-219-1
- CosIng reference
- 40904
Which products contain Gamma-Nonalactone?
Open Beauty Facts finds Gamma-Nonalactone in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair conditioners.
Products with it, by country of sale: United States 3 · France 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Gamma-Nonalactone 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’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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