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INCI ingredient

C9-12 Alkane

C9-12 Alkane appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face makeups.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

C9-12 Alkane appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face makeups.

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: solvent, hair conditioning, skin conditioning - emollient, skin conditioning - miscellaneous, skin conditioning - occlusive

Products with C9-12 Alkane

in 6 products

Showing 6 of 6 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • solvent
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • skin conditioning - occlusive
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous: Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
EU regulation

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

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

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