Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Lysozyme in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Lysozyme is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Bravoora reads it as egg. It is not vegan. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 20 products, most often toothpastes.
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What does Lysozyme do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Lysozyme keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.
What other names and numbers does Lysozyme have?
- CAS number
- 9001-63-2
- EC number
- 232-620-4
- CosIng reference
- 57475
Does Lysozyme come from a food allergen?
Bravoora’s label checker reads Lysozyme as egg, because the name points to it: a profile that avoids egg gets Not for you on a product with it. Cosmetic labels use INCI names and no food-allergen rule applies to them, so the name is the only clue.
Is Lysozyme vegan?
No. Lysozyme is made from egg. It is vegetarian.
Which products contain Lysozyme?
Open Beauty Facts finds Lysozyme in the ingredient lists of 20 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes and mouthwash.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 9 · Norway 5 · Netherlands 2 · United States 2.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Lysozyme turns up, not how much of the market it is.
Bravoora reads this ingredient 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
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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