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GLYCERIN

Not on the EU Annex III list

Glycerin is the polyhydric alcohol that conforms generally to the formula

GLYCERIN is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Denaturant, Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Oral Care, Skin Protecting, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling, Perfuming, Fragrance, Skin Conditioning - Humectant, with CAS number 56-81-5 and EC number 200-289-5. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 117 product labels, leading the declaration on Oral-B pro-expert. Fulton (1989) grades it 0 on the 0–5 comedogenicity scale; that grade is transcribed as-is and is the only rating source used.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
56-81-5
EC NUMBER
200-289-5
COSING FUNCTIONS
Denaturant, Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Oral Care, Skin Protecting, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling, Perfuming, Fragrance, Skin Conditioning - Humectant
COMEDOGENIC RATING (FULTON 1989)
0 / 5

Sample products containing GLYCERIN

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Mousse à raser #2
Savon crème feuilles de verveine - karité #4
Aqua Thermal - Baume Éveil Regard #2
Anthelios Dermo-Pediatrics SPF 50+ Spray Multi-Positions #3
Masque Argile Purifiant Pores #5
Douche Soin Nourissant #3
Savon Doux aux extraits de Menthe Bio et Basilic Bio (Lot de 2) #8
Moisture Me Rich Total Results Shampoo #7

Query GLYCERIN in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "GLYCERIN"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

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