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International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients

Index International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients

The International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) are the unique identifiers for cosmetic ingredients such as waxes, oils, pigments, and other chemicals that are assigned in accordance with rules established by the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), previously the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA). [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 70 relations: Aloe vera, Beeswax, Binomial nomenclature, Bitter orange, Bran, Cannabis sativa, CAS Registry Number, Cetyl alcohol, Chamaemelum nobile, Chemical nomenclature, Chemical substance, Cinnamomum, Cinnamomum cassia, Citric acid, Citron, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Coconut oil, Common sunflower, Decyl glucoside, English language, Gaultheria procumbens, Glycerol, Grapefruit, Hemp oil, Ingredients of cosmetics, Jasmine, Jasminum officinale, Jojoba, Jojoba oil, Latin, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavender oil, Lemon, List of cosmetic ingredients, Melaleuca alternifolia, Methyl salicylate, Methylparaben, Oat, Oil, Olive, Olive oil, Palmitic acid, Paraben, Passiflora edulis, Peppermint, Personal Care Products Council, Pigment, Purified water, Raspberry, Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, ... Expand index (20 more) »

  2. International classification systems
  3. Soaps

Aloe vera

Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe.

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Beeswax

Beeswax (also known as cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Bitter orange

Bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange is in a narrow sense the citrus tree Citrus × aurantium and its fruit.

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Bran

Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the component of a cereal grain consisting of the hard layers - the combined aleurone and pericarp - surrounding the endosperm.

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Cannabis sativa

Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant.

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CAS Registry Number

A CAS Registry Number (also referred to as CAS RN or informally CAS Number) is a unique identification number, assigned by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in the US to every chemical substance described in the open scientific literature, in order to index the substance in the CAS Registry.

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Cetyl alcohol

Cetyl alcohol, also known as hexadecan-1-ol and palmityl alcohol, is a C-16 fatty alcohol with the formula CH3(CH2)15OH.

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Chamaemelum nobile

Chamaemelum nobile, commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), is a low perennial plant found in dry fields and around gardens and cultivated grounds in Europe, North America, and South America.

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Chemical nomenclature

Chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds.

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Chemical substance

A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

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Cinnamomum

Cinnamomum is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae.

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Cinnamomum cassia

Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia.

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Citric acid

Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula.

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Citron

The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind.

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Cocamidopropyl betaine

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is a mixture of closely related organic compounds derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.

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Coconut oil

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Common sunflower

The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae.

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Decyl glucoside

Decyl glucoside is a mild non-ionic surfactant used in cosmetic formularies, including baby shampoo and in products for individuals with a sensitive skin.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Gaultheria procumbens

Gaultheria procumbens, also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and south to Alabama.

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Glycerol

Glycerol, also called glycerine or glycerin, is a simple triol compound.

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Grapefruit

The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit.

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Hemp oil

Hemp oil (hemp seed oil) is oil obtained by pressing hemp seeds.

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Ingredients of cosmetics

Cosmetics ingredients come from a variety of sources but, unlike the ingredients of food, are often not considered by most consumers.

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Jasmine

Jasmine (botanical name: Jasminum) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae.

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Jasminum officinale

Jasminum officinale, known as the common jasmine or simply jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae.

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Jojoba

Jojoba (botanical name: Simmondsia chinensis)also commonly called goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bushis a shrub native to the Southwestern United States.

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Jojoba oil

Jojoba oil is the liquid produced in the seed of the Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) plant, a shrub, which is native to southern Arizona, southern California, and northwestern Mexico.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.). Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.

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Lavender oil

Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender.

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Lemon

The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar, and China.

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List of cosmetic ingredients

Ingredients of cosmetic products are listed following International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI). International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients and list of cosmetic ingredients are cosmetics.

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Melaleuca alternifolia

Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree, is a species of tree or tall shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.

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Methyl salicylate

Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic compound with the formula C8H8O3.

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Methylparaben

Methylparaben (methyl paraben) one of the parabens, is a preservative with the chemical formula CH3(C6H4(OH)COO).

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Oat

The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural).

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Oil

An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils).

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Olive oil

Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained by pressing whole olives, the fruit of Olea europaea, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, and extracting the oil.

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Palmitic acid

Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain.

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Paraben

Parabens are chemicals that are commonly used as preservatives in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

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Passiflora edulis

Passiflora edulis, commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to the region of southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina.

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Peppermint

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint.

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Personal Care Products Council

The Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) is an American trade association.

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Pigment

A pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance.

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Purified water

Purified water is water that has been mechanically filtered or processed to remove impurities and make it suitable for use.

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Raspberry

The raspberry is the edible fruit of several plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus.

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Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Union regulation dating from 18 December 2006.

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Rosa × damascena

Rosa × damascena (Latin for damascene rose), more commonly known as the Damask rose, or sometimes as the Iranian Rose, Bulgarian rose, Taif rose, Ispahan rose and Castile rose, is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata.

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Rose water

Rose water is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water.

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Rubus idaeus

Rubus idaeus (raspberry, also called red raspberry or occasionally European red raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberry species) is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.

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Shea butter

Shea butter (or; ߛߌ߮ߕߎߟߎ) is a fat (triglyceride; mainly oleic acid and stearic acid) extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa).

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Sodium cocoate

Sodium cocoate is a mixture of fatty acid salts (acid salts) of coconut oil that is used in some soaps.

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Sodium dodecyl sulfate

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) or sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sometimes written sodium laurilsulfate, is an organic compound with the formula and structure.

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Sodium laureth sulfate

Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction of sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc.) and for industrial uses.

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Spearmint

Spearmint, scientific name Mentha spicata, also known as garden mint, common mint, lamb mint and mackerel mint, is native to Europe and southern temperate Asia, extending from Ireland in the west to southern China in the east.

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Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil pressed from the seeds of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus).

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Tea tree oil

Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh, camphoraceous odor and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear.

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Tocopherol

Tocopherols (TCP) are a class of organic compounds comprising various methylated phenols, many of which have vitamin E activity.

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Trivial name

In chemistry, a trivial name is a non-systematic name for a chemical substance. International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients and trivial name are chemical nomenclature.

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Valencia orange

The Valencia orange is a sweet orange cultivar named after the famed oranges in València, Spain.

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Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble compounds that include four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.

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Vitellaria

Vitellaria paradoxa (formerly Butyrospermum parkii), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree, or vitellaria, is a tree of the family Sapotaceae.

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Water

Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.

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Water purification

Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from water.

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Wax

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.

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Yucca

Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.

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Yucca schidigera

Yucca schidigera, also known as the Mojave yucca or Spanish dagger, is a flowering plant native to the southwest deserts of North America.

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See also

International classification systems

Soaps

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Nomenclature_of_Cosmetic_Ingredients

Also known as INCI, INCI name.

, Rosa × damascena, Rose water, Rubus idaeus, Shea butter, Sodium cocoate, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Sodium laureth sulfate, Spearmint, Sunflower oil, Tea tree oil, Tocopherol, Trivial name, Valencia orange, Vitamin E, Vitellaria, Water, Water purification, Wax, Yucca, Yucca schidigera.