Cosmetic function
Denaturant
makes ethanol in cosmetics unfit for drinking — required by regulation when alcohol is used
40 ingredients catalogued with function: denaturant.
What is a denaturant in cosmetics?
Substances declared in the EU cosmetic ingredient inventory under the function "denaturant". Each ingredient below is documented with its INCI name, identifying numbers, and EU regulatory status.
Popular ingredients with this function
Common examples you'll often see on product labels.
Ingredients with function: denaturant
- Acetone
- Ammonium Hydroxide
- Anethole
- Benzaldehyde
- Boric Acid
- Brucine Sulfate
- Camphor
- Carapa Guaianensis Seed Oil
- Chlorothymol
- Cinnamal
- Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil
- Coal Tar
- Denatonium Benzoate
- Denatonium Saccharide
- Diethyl Phthalate
- Eucalyptol
- Eugenol
- Formaldehyde
- Glycerin
- Menthol
- Methyl Alcohol
- Methyl Salicylate
- Mibk
- N-Butyl Alcohol
- Phenol
- Phenyl Salicylate
- Pinus Palustris Wood Tar
- Polysorbate 80
- Quassia Amara Wood Extract
- Quassin
- Quinine
- Resorcinol
- Sodium 3-Mercaptopropane Sulfonate
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Sodium Menthyl Succinate
- Sodium Salicylate
- Sucrose Octaacetate
- T-Butyl Alcohol
- Thymol