Table 1.
General information and safety-level data of incorporated cosmetic ingredients according to the CIR, CosIng, and/or COSMILE databases.
| INCI Name | CAS Nr. | Description | Cosmetic Restriction |
Maximum Conc. in Ready for Use Preparation | Function(s) | SCCS Opinions | Ingredient Status Database (CosIng */CIR **/COSMILE ***) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | 7732-18-5 | Water | N | N | Solvent | NA | CosIng/COSMILE | NA |
| Butylene Glycol Cocoate | 73138-39-3 | Coconut oil fatty acids, 2-hydroxybutyl ester | N | N | Surfactant—emulsifying Emulsion stabilizing |
NA | CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [25] |
| Glycerin | 56-81-5 | Glycerol | N | N | Denaturant Hair conditioning |
NA | CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [26] |
| Phenoxyethanol | 122-99-6 | 2-Phenoxyethanol | Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009/EU) | 1% | Antimicrobial Preservative |
Opinion concerning restrictions on materials listed in annex VI of Directive 76/768/EEC on Cosmetic Products **** Opinion on phenoxyethanol |
CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [27,28,29] |
| Ethylhexylglycerin | 70445-33-9 | 3-[2-(Ethylhexyl)oxyl]-1,2-propandiol | N | N | Deodorant Skin conditioning |
NA | CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [30] |
| Hydrolysed Hyaluronic Acid | Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid is the hydrolysate of hyaluronic acid derived by an acid, enzyme or another method of hydrolysis | N | N | Hair conditioning Humectant |
NA | CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [31] | |
| Fructose | 57-48-7 | / | N | N | Humectant | NA | CosIng/CIR/COSMILE | [32] |
| Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut) Extract | 8053-39-2 | Aesculus hippocastanum flower extract is the extract of the flowers of Horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum L., Hippocastanaceae | N | N | Skin conditioning | NA | CosIng/COSMILE | NA |
* CosIng—Cosmetic Ingredient Database, ** CIR—Cosmetic Ingredient Review, *** COSMILE Europe—Cosmetics Europe database; SCCS—Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety; **** the previous Directive 76/768/EC (adopted on 27 July 1976) was replaced by the EU Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009/EU), adopted in 2009 and fully in force since July 2013; N—not applicable; NA—not available.