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INCI ingredient

Tocopherol

Also listed as: Tocophérol, Tocopherol (

Vitamin E, added to protect oils in the formula from going rancid and as an antioxidant for the skin.

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

Tocopherol is usually extracted from vegetable oils such as sunflower or soybean. It slows the oxidation of the oils in a product, which keeps the formula stable.

It does not affect any of the six checks.

Functions: antioxidant

Products with Tocopherol

in 2,636 products

Showing 24 of 2,636 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antioxidant
  • fragrance
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • skin conditioning - occlusive
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous: Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
  • skin conditioning - occlusive: Retarding the evaporation of water from the skin surface. Occlusives are generally lipids which tend to remain on the skin surface and thus increase the water content of skin.

CAS 54-28-4 (gamma)/ 16698-35-4(beta) / 10191-41-0(DL) / 119-13-1 / 1406-18-4 / 1406-66-2 / 2074-53-5 (DL) / 59-02-9 (D)/7616-22-0 · EC 200-201-5 / 240-747-1 / 233-466-0 / 204-299-0 /215-798-8 / - / 218-197-9 / 200-412-2 / -

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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