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INCI ingredient

Asiaticoside

Asiaticoside appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in skin cares.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Asiaticoside appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in skin cares.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antioxidant, skin conditioning, perfuming

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antioxidant
  • skin conditioning
  • perfuming
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 16830-15-2 · EC 240-851-7

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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