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INCI ingredient

Sulfur

Sulfur appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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

Sulfur appears on 6 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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: anti-seborrheic, anti-sebum, antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • anti-seborrheic
  • anti-sebum
  • antistatic
  • hair conditioning
  • skin conditioning
  • anti-seborrheic: Preventing or relieving the symptoms of seborrhea and/or seborrheic dermatitis, including dandruff.
  • anti-sebum: Helping control sebum production.
  • 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.

CAS 7704-34-9 · EC 231-722-6

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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