Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Saccharin in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Saccharin is a cosmetic ingredient that hides an unwanted smell or taste. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 55 products, most often lip balms.

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What does Saccharin do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Saccharin hides an unwanted smell or taste, and cares for teeth and mouth. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: masking and oral care.

maskingoral care

What other names and numbers does Saccharin have?

CAS number
81-07-2
EC number
201-321-0
CosIng reference
37569

Which products contain Saccharin?

Open Beauty Facts finds Saccharin in the ingredient lists of 55 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often lip balms, toothpastes and face care.

  • Lip balms14
  • Toothpastes10
  • Face care7

Products with it, by country of sale: France 20 · Germany 8 · Turkey 8 · United States 5.

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