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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Tribehenin in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Tribehenin is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 94 products, most often sunscreen.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Tribehenin do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Tribehenin softens and smooths the skin, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient and skin conditioning.

emollientskin conditioning

What other names and numbers does Tribehenin have?

CAS number
18641-57-1
EC number
242-471-7
CosIng reference
38647

Which products contain Tribehenin?

Open Beauty Facts finds Tribehenin in the ingredient lists of 94 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen, lip balms and face care.

  • Sunscreen12
  • Lip balms6
  • Face care5

Products with it, by country of sale: France 30 · Australia 16 · Germany 15 · Norway 11.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Tribehenin turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsEmollients

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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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