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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Cosmetic ingredient dictionary: 1,944 INCI names from A to Z

1,944 ingredients from real skincare, haircare and makeup labels, each with what it does, whether EU rules restrict it, whether it is a fragrance allergen or comes from a food allergen or an animal, and the products it is in. Built from the EU’s CosIng database and Open Beauty Facts.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 3 sourcesHow we check

Which cosmetic ingredients should you know by name?

The lists people look for: the fragrance allergens EU rules make a label name, the preservatives and UV filters the EU allows with limits, and the ingredients that come from animals or from a food allergen.

Fragrance allergens (52)Preservatives (54)UV filters (19)Surfactants and cleansers (310)Emollients (247)Humectants (104)Emulsifiers (286)Colorants (101)Antioxidants (56)Restricted in the EU (99)From animals and insects (25)From food allergens (43)

0–9: 16 ingredients

All 16 under 0–9

A: 135 ingredients

All 135 under A

B: 95 ingredients

All 95 under B

C: 305 ingredients

All 305 under C

D: 106 ingredients

All 106 under D

E: 48 ingredients

All 48 under E

F: 11 ingredients

All 11 under F

G: 72 ingredients

All 72 under G

H: 104 ingredients

All 104 under H

I: 44 ingredients

All 44 under I

J: 11 ingredients

All 11 under J

K: 4 ingredients

All 4 under K

L: 77 ingredients

All 77 under L

M: 100 ingredients

All 100 under M

N: 16 ingredients

All 16 under N

O: 47 ingredients

All 47 under O

P: 328 ingredients

All 328 under P

Q: 8 ingredients

All 8 under Q

R: 31 ingredients

All 31 under R

S: 223 ingredients

All 223 under S

T: 102 ingredients

All 102 under T

U: 11 ingredients

All 11 under U

V: 25 ingredients

All 25 under V

X: 5 ingredients

All 5 under X

Y: 2 ingredients

All 2 under Y

Z: 18 ingredients

All 18 under Z

Where does this dictionary come from?

From the European Commission’s CosIng database (what each ingredient does, its description and its EU annex entry) and the Open Beauty Facts product database (22,021 products with an ingredient list), each name read by Bravoora’s own label checker.

Bravoora reads every one of these ingredients for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dermatologists, dietitians and doctors

Contains information from Open Beauty Facts, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL). Download the dictionary’s data under the same licence.

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