| INCI Name |
CAS No. |
Chemical name (as stated in the INCI list) |
Function |
In number of products |
Average ranking |
| AQUA |
7732-18-5 |
Water. |
solvent |
176 |
1.6 |
| PARFUM |
|
Perfume and aromatic compositions and their raw materials |
deodorant / masking |
153 |
10.4 |
| GLYCERIN |
56-81-5 |
Glycerol. |
denaturant / humectant / solvent |
95 |
5.5 |
| METHYLPARABEN |
99-76-3 |
Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. |
preservative |
79 |
11.2 |
| SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE |
9004-82-4 |
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .a.-sulfo- ?.-(dodecyloxy)-, sodium salt |
surfactant / cleansing / foaming |
77 |
2.3 |
| COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE |
61789-40-0 |
1-Propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, N-coco acyl derivs., hydroxides, inner salts. |
surfactant / cleansing / foam boosting |
72 |
4.1 |
| PROPYLPARABEN |
94-13-3 |
Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. |
preservative |
70 |
13.2 |
| CITRIC ACID |
77-92-9 |
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid |
buffering / chelating |
70 |
10.0 |
| CI 42090 |
3844-45-9 |
Dihydrogen (ethyl)[4-[4-[ethyl(3-sulphonatobenzyl)]amino]-2'-sulphonatobenzhydrylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene](3-sulphonatobenzyl)ammonium, disodium salt and other permitted lakes and salts |
cosmetic colorant |
62 |
15.6 |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE |
7647-14-5 |
Sodium chloride. |
viscosity controlling / bulking |
54 |
6.1 |
| CI 17200 |
3567-66-6 |
Disodium 5-amino-4-hydroxy-3-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate and its permitted lakes and salts |
cosmetic colorant |
50 |
13.7 |
| PHENOXYETHANOL |
122-99-6 |
2-Phenoxyethanol. |
preservative |
50 |
9.2 |
| BUTYLPARABEN |
94-26-8 |
Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. |
preservative |
48 |
14.1 |
| LIMONENE |
5989-27-5 |
|
|
48 |
14.0 |
| ETHYLPARABEN |
120-47-8 |
Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. |
preservative |
46 |
11.6 |
| LINALOOL |
78-70-6 |
1,6-Octadiene-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- |
deodorant |
45 |
13.7 |
| COCAMIDE DEA |
68603-42-9 |
Amides, coco, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl). |
emulsifying / emulsion stabilising / surfactant / viscosity controlling / foam boosting |
42 |
4.7 |
| CI 19140 |
1934-21-0 |
Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate and its permitted lakes and salts |
cosmetic colorant |
40 |
16.3 |
| ISOBUTYLPARABEN |
857-25-9 |
Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. |
preservative |
39 |
15.0 |
| PROPYLENE GLYCOL |
57-55-6 |
Propane-1,2-diol. |
humectant / solvent / skin conditioning / viscosity controlling |
33 |
7.5 |
| SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE |
151-21-3 |
Sodium dodecyl sulphate. |
denaturant / emulsifying / surfactant / foaming |
32 |
6.2 |
| TETRASODIUM EDTA |
64-02-8 |
Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate. |
chelating |
30 |
10.7 |
| GERANIOL |
106-24-1 |
2,6-Octadiene-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)- |
tonic |
25 |
11.8 |
| CITRONELLOL |
106-22-9 |
Citronellol. |
masking |
22 |
11.9 |
| SORBITOL |
50-70-4 |
D-Glucitol. |
humectant / plasticiser / skin conditioning |
22 |
3.0 |
| HEXYL CINNAMAL |
101-86-0 |
|
|
21 |
19.4 |
| ALCOHOL |
64-17-5 |
Ethanol. |
solvent |
20 |
7.1 |
| BENZYL SALICYLATE |
118-58-1 |
Benzyl salicylate. |
uv absorber |
20 |
12.4 |
| BENZYL ALCOHOL |
100-51-6 |
Benzyl alcohol. |
preservative / solvent |
20 |
16.3 |
| BENZYL BENZOATE |
120-51-4 |
Benzyl benzoate. |
solvent |
19 |
11.6 |
| PANTHENOL |
81-13-0 |
Butanamide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-, (2R)- |
antistatic / hair conditioning / skin conditioning |
18 |
9.3 |
| CETEARYL ALCOHOL |
67762-27-0 |
Alcohols, C16-18. |
emollient / emulsifying / emulsion stabilising / opacifying / viscosity controlling |
18 |
5.6 |
| AROMA |
|
Flavours or aromatic compositions and their ingredients |
|
18 |
8.6 |
| CITRAL |
5392-40-5 |
2,6-Octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl- |
masking |
17 |
16.1 |
| HYDRATED SILICA |
10279-57-9 |
Silicic acid. |
abrasive / absorbent / opacifying / viscosity controlling / anticaking / bulking |
17 |
2.9 |
| AMYL CINNAMAL |
122-40-7 |
2-Benzylideneheptanal. |
masking |
17 |
22.1 |
| CI 16255 |
2611-82-7 |
Trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8trisulphonate. |
cosmetic colorant |
16 |
19.8 |
| BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL |
80-54-6 |
2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde |
masking |
16 |
14.7 |
| EUGENOL |
97-53-0 |
Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl) |
denaturant / tonic |
15 |
11.2 |
| FUCUS VESICULOSUS EXTRACT |
84696-13-9 |
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract is an extract of the dried thallus of the bladderwrack algae, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucaceae |
soothing / smoothing / emollient / skin conditioning |
15 |
5.0 |
| METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE |
2682-20-4 |
2-Methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one. |
preservative |
15 |
15.6 |
| METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE |
26172-55-4 |
5-Chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one. |
preservative |
15 |
14.7 |
| 5-BROMO-5-NITRO-1,3-DIOXANE |
30007-47-7 |
5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane. |
preservative |
15 |
6.0 |
| XANTHAN GUM |
11138-66-2 |
Xanthan gum. |
binding / emulsion stabilising / viscosity controlling / gel forming |
14 |
8.9 |
| CI 16035 |
25956-17-6 |
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-4-sulphonato-m-tolyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate and its permitted lakes and salts |
cosmetic colorant |
14 |
19.6 |
| CINNAMYL ALCOHOL |
104-54-1 |
Cinnamyl alcohol. |
masking |
14 |
17.4 |
| SODIUM SACCHARIN |
128-44-9 |
1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide, sodium salt. |
oral care / masking |
14 |
11.0 |
| GLYCOL DISTEARATE |
627-83-8 |
Ethylene distearate. |
emollient / emulsifying / opacifying / viscosity controlling / skin conditioning |
13 |
18.8 |
| SODIUM BENZOATE |
532-32-1 |
Sodium benzoate. |
preservative |
13 |
11.7 |
| SODIUM BICARBONATE |
144-55-8 |
Sodium hydrogencarbonate. |
abrasive / oral care / buffering / deodorant |
13 |
2.0 |