COSMOS APPROVED raw materials (without organic content)
This is a non-exhaustive list and only contains non organic raw materials which have been applied for approval and can be used in the composition of cosmetic products certified to the COSMOS-standard.
A separate list contains certified raw materials that have organic content.
The technical verification of these raw materials is based on the documentary evidence provided by their manufacturer and applies to the current year.
NOTE : the raw materials approved in compliance with Version 3.1 of the COSMOS-standard may still be used until December 1st, 2025 for any finished products currently certified according to Version 3.1 of the Standard.
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COSMOS-standard Definition:
PPAI = Physically Processed Agro-Ingredient CPAI = Chemically Processed Agro-Ingredient PeMo = Petrochemical Moieties NNI = Non Natural Ingredient
| Commercial name | INCI | PPAI % | PPAI Organic % | CPAI % | CPAI Organic % | PeMo % | NNI % | Company name | Certified by | Functions | Restrictions | Version | Brand name |
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| SOY CELL | Aqua, Glycine Max Callus Culture, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate | 0 % | - | 17.00 % | - | 0 % | 0.30 % | PHENBIOX SRL | ICEA |
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4.1 | PHENBIOX SRL |
| SOY EXTRACT GNBN (Code: 42241) | Water (and) Glycerin (and) Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate | 7.03 % | - | 49.37 % | - | 0 % | 0.56 % | PROVITAL, S.A. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Soy Oil Herbamilk® Eco | Glycerin (and) Aqua (and) Glycine Soja Oil (and) Hydrogenated Lecithin (and) Citric Acid | 8.00 % | - | 83.99 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Lipoid Kosmetik AG | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Soy Wax (100 CPAI) (COSMOS V4.1) | Hydrogenated Soybean Oil | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | The British Wax Refining Company Ltd | SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION |
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4.1 | The British Wax Refining Company Ltd |
| SP-8002 Rice Bran Wax | Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Strahl & Pitsch, LLC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Arlacel 2121 MBAL-FL-(MV) | Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sucrose Cocoate | 0 % | - | 96.50 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP ARLACEL 2121 MBAL-PW-(MV) | Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sucrose Cocoate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP ARLACEL 2121 NU-MBAL-FL-(MV) | Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sucrose Cocoate | 0 % | - | 99.40 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP ARLACEL 481 MBAL-SO-(MV) | Sorbitan Oleate (and) Hydrogenated Castor Oil (and) Beeswax (and) Stearic Acid | 17.00 % | - | 83.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP ARLACEL 986 MBAL-SO-(MV) | Sorbitan Isostearate (and) Hydrogenated Castor Oil (and) Cera Alba (EU)/Beeswax (US) (and) Stearic Acid | 17.00 % | - | 83.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP ARLACEL LC MBAL-PW-(MV) | Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sorbityl Laurate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CITHROL GMS 30 MBAL-PA-(SG) | Glyceryl stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CITHROL GMS 30 MBAL-PW-(SG) | Glyceryl stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CITHROL GMS 30 SE MBAL-PA-(SG) | Glyceryl Stearate SE | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Cithrol GMS 40 MBAL-PA-(SG) | Glyceryl Stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CITHROL GMS 40 MBAL-PW-(SG) | Glyceryl Stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Cithrol GMS 40 SE MBAL-PA-(SG) | Glyceryl Stearate SE | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODACOL C90 MBAL-PA-(RB) | Cetyl Alcohol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODACOL CS50 MBAL-PA-(RB) | Cetearyl Alcohol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodacol CS90 MBAL-PA-(RB) | Cetearyl Alcohol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodacol S95 MBAL-PA-(RB) | Stearyl Alcohol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodamol CP MBAL-PA-(SG) | Cetyl Palmitate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL GTCC MBAL-LQ-(BR) | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL GTC/C MBAL-LQ-(LK) | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodamol GTCC MBAL-LQ-(MV) | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodamol GTCC MBAL-LQ-(SG) | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP Crodamol MM MBAL-PA-(SG) | Myristyl Myristate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL MS MBAL-PA-(SG) | Myristyl Stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL SSA MBAL -LQ-(MV) | / | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL SS MBAL-PA-(BR) | Cetyl Esters | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SP CRODAMOL SS MBAL-PA-(RB) | Cetyl Esters | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | CRODA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecAWK® Plus | Panax Notoginseng Root Extract (and) Gastrodia Elata Root Extract (and) Poria Cocos Extract (and) Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract (and) Panax Ginseng Root Extract (and) Carthahus Tinctorius Flower Extract (and) Salvia Miltiorrhiza Rootextract (and) Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract (and) Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract (and) Lycium Chinese Fruit Extract (and) Propanediol | 5.00 % | - | 94.52 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® ABT | Arbutin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® Ectoine | Ectoin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® Propanediol natural | Propanediol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® SL D500 | Glycolipids | 0 % | - | 50.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® SL D600 | Yeast Ferment Extract | 0 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecBio® SQ | Squalene | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SPECI'MEN BC 10001 | Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Extract (and) Glycerin (and) Water | 0 % | - | 75.60 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BASF Beauty Care Solutions France | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® ALA | Azelaic Acid | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® ARG | Arginine | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® ASTE5 | Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® BSA | Betaine Salicylate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® BTS Oils | Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® CAC3 (coconut shell activated carbon) | Charcoal Powder | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® CQ10 | Ubiquinone | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® GDL | Gluconolactone | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® GSH | Glutathione | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® LBA | Lactobionic Acid | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| SpecKare® LGA | Glutamic Acid | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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