From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ingredients of cosmetic products are listed following International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Incredients (INCI). These INCI names often differ greatly from systematic chemical nomenclature or from more common trivial names.
The below tables are sorted as follows:
| INCI name |
chemical meaning - structure, name or description [1] |
purpose - role(s) in a cosmetic formulation[2][3][4][5] |
| alcohol denat. |
denatured alcohol, ethanol made unsuitable for drinking, often via addition of denatonium. |
solvent, carrier, astringent |
| alkyl benzoate C12 - C15 |
benzoic acid ester, PhCOO(CH2)11-14CH3 |
? |
| allantoin |
 N-(2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl)urea |
stops bleeding of cuts from shaving |
| alpha-isomethyl ionone |
3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one |
? |
| aluminium chlorohydrate |
basic aluminium chloride Al2(OH)5Cl or Al2(OH)xCl6-x (0<x<6) |
antitranspirant |
| aqua |
water |
solvent |
| ascorbyl palmitate |
[2-(4,5-dihydroxy-3-oxo-2-furyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl] hexadecanoate |
|
| butane |
butane C4H10 |
propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| butyrospermum parkii |
shea butter, vegetable fat made from nuts of african shea tree |
moisturizer |
| hydroxyethyl-cellulose |
Cellulose fibre from wood pulp with –OCH2CH2OH groups added |
gives body |
| hydroxypropyl-cellulose |
Cellulose fibre from wood pulp with –OCH2CH(OH)CH3 groups added |
gives body |
| isobutane |
Isobutane (CH3)2CHCH3 |
propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| isopentane |
Isopentane (CH3)2CHCH2CH3 |
propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
| propane |
Propane CH3CH2CH3 |
propellant (pressurized dispenser) |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ several databases yield the chemical meaning, e.g.:
- chemexper supplier portal / search engine accepting INCI nomenclature
- ^ J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren: Organic Chemistry, ISBN 0-1985-0346-6, 2001
- ^ Linda D. Rhein, Martin M. Rieger: Surfactants in Cosmetics, Revised and expanded, ISBN 0-8247-9805-8, 1997
- ^ Natalia Michalun, Varinia Michalun: Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary, ISBN 1-5625-3660-5, 2000
- ^ Ben Selinger, Chemistry in the Marketplace, ISBN 1-8650-8255-4, 1998
