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INCI ingredient

Papain

Papain appears on 29 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

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

Papain appears on 29 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

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: antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning

Products with Papain

in 29 products

Showing 24 of 29 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • 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.

CAS 9001-73-4 · EC 232-627-2

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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