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INCI ingredient

Erythritol

Erythritol appears on 41 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

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

Erythritol appears on 41 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

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: humectant, moisturising, skin conditioning

Products with Erythritol

in 41 products

Showing 24 of 41 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • humectant
  • moisturising
  • skin conditioning
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
  • moisturising: Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 7541-59-5; 149-32-6 · EC 231-418-3; 205-737-3

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.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake