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INCI ingredient

Hamamelis Virginiana Aqua

Also listed as: Hamamelis Virginiana Water

Hamamelis Virginiana Aqua appears on 14 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

Hamamelis Virginiana Aqua appears on 14 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: astringent, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, soothing

Products with Hamamelis Virginiana Aqua

in 14 products

Showing 14 of 14 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • astringent
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • soothing
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • 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: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • soothing: Lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp.

CAS 84696-19-5 · EC 283-637-9

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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