INCI ingredient

Caffeine

Also listed as: Caffeine'

Caffeine appears on 150 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

What it triggers

Caffeine appears on 150 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

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: skin conditioning, perfuming, fragrance

in 150 products

Showing 24 of 150 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 58-08-2 · EC 200-362-1

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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