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INCI ingredient

Honey Mel

Also listed as: Honey, Honey (Mel), Honey (Mel

Honey Mel appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNoanimal-derived
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Honey Mel, its vegan answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Honey Mel appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database.

On the label it counts as vegan, which is why a product that lists it cannot be vegan.

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

Functions: humectant, skin conditioning, flavouring

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • humectant
  • skin conditioning
  • flavouring
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • flavouring: Imparting taste and/or flavour to a cosmetic product.

CAS 8028-66-8

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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