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INCI ingredient

Mek

Mek appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in nail productss.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Mek appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in nail productss.

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, perfuming

Products with Mek

in 3 products

Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • solvent
  • perfuming
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 78-93-3 · EC 201-159-0

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.

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