Cosmetology- Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients

International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI)

is a system of standardized names for cosmetic ingredients and provides a better understanding for its importance and practical application for the industry.

INCI names nonproprietary terms developed by the International Nomenclature Committee (INC), and published in the ________

International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

This consumer movement made the standardized system of cosmetic ingredient names possible

Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA)

Personal Care Product Council (PCPC) was called _____ to codify labeling terminology for cosmetic raw material

Compounded mixtures

consist of one or more components, and are created by physically blending materials together .

Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals

What does REACH description for multi-constituent substances mean

Styrene/Methylstyrene/Indene Copolymer

Give an example of an Organic and silicone polymers where the name is assigned according to the starting monomers

Viola Odorata Flower/ Leaf Extract

Give an example of a botanical extract where the name is based on the binomial name along with the plant part.

Lactobacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Ferment Filtrate

Give an example of a material derived through fermentation where the name is described by the micoorganism used for fermentation followed by the material(s) being fermented and terms to describe downstream processing.

ampho

_______ in the nomeclature for amphoteric surfactants derived from imidazoline intermediates

alkonium

_______ from the drug industry for the antimicrobial, Benzalkonium Chloride used to name Cationic surfactants

monium

_______ is used in the names for quaternary ammonium compound

eth

_____ for ethoxylated alcohols as suffix to the stem name for the fatty alcohol followed by the average number of moles of ethylene oxide e.g. Steareth-10

Luteolin

is assigned for a raw material of high purity obtained from botanical source

Pentaerythrityl Tetraacrylate and Pentaerythrityl Triacrylate

CAS number 12456638-61-2 can accurately associated with two INCI names

87-73-0 (D-Glucaric acid) and 25525-21-7 (DL-Glucaric acid)

INCI name Glucaric acid can be associated with two CAS number

Coslng

is the database provided by the European Commission (EC) for information on cosmetic ingredients, regulations, and opinions on cosmetic ingredients of the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety .