Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Hydrolyzed Elastin in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Hydrolyzed Elastin is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. It is not vegan: it comes from animal tissue. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 21 products, most often hair care.
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What does Hydrolyzed Elastin do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Hydrolyzed Elastin softens and smooths the skin, keeps the skin in good condition, and makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, skin conditioning and hair conditioning.
What is Hydrolyzed Elastin?
Hydrolyzed Elastin is the hydrolysate of elastin derived by acid, enzyme or other method of hydrolysis.
- CAS number
- 100085-10-7, 73049-73-7, 91080-18-1
- EC number
- 309-148-3 (I), 293-509-4
- CosIng reference
- 76590
Is Hydrolyzed Elastin vegan?
No. Hydrolyzed Elastin is made from animal tissue. It is not vegetarian either.
Which products contain Hydrolyzed Elastin?
Open Beauty Facts finds Hydrolyzed Elastin in the ingredient lists of 21 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shampoos and hair sprays.
Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 5 · United States 5 · France 4 · Germany 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Hydrolyzed Elastin 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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