Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Heliotropine in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Heliotropine is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 14 products, most often hair care.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Heliotropine do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Heliotropine 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.

skin conditioningperfumingmasking

What other names and numbers does Heliotropine have?

CAS number
120-57-0
EC number
204-409-7
CosIng reference
34245

Which products contain Heliotropine?

Open Beauty Facts finds Heliotropine in the ingredient lists of 14 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shampoos and creams.

  • Hair care1
  • Shampoos1
  • Creams1
  • Lip balms1

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 7 · Canada 3 · United States 2 · Argentina 1.

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