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
Kosteran-L/1 CTG (MB) Sorbitane Laurate 0 % - 99.00 % - 0 % 0 % Dr. W. Kolb AG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Kosteran-S/1 G CTG (MB) Sorbitane Stearate 0 % - 99.00 % - 0 % 0 % Dr. W. Kolb AG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
KSM-66 ASHWAGANDHA ROOT EXTRACT WITHANIA SOMNIFERA ROOT EXTRACT 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % SHRI KARTIKEYA PHARMA CAAE
4.1 KSM-66
KUMQUAT EXTRAIT HUILEUX T (TOURNESOL) (500516) / KUMQUAT OILY EXTRACT T (SUNFLOWER) (500516) Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (And) Citrus Japonica Fruit Extract (And) Tocopherol 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % GREENTECH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LABDANUM ABS SPAIN CLEAR* Cistus Ladaniferus Twig Extract 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % GIVAUDAN HOUSE OF NATURALS ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Use only in COSMOS NATURAL products
4.1
LABDANUM RESINOID SPAIN Cistus Ladaniferus Twig Extract 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % GIVAUDAN HOUSE OF NATURALS ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • PERFUMING 
4.1
LABRAFAC CC MB Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % GATTEFOSSE SAS ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LACTABASE C14 MB Myristyl lactate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % LABORATOIRES PROD'HYG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LACTABASE C16 MB Cetyl lactate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % LABORATOIRES PROD'HYG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LACTABASE C18 MB Stearyl lactate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % LABORATOIRES PROD'HYG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LACTIMO Isomaltooligosaccharide 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SETHIC ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LACTIMO OR Corn Starch Modified 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SETHIC ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Lactonic Sophorolipid SLL-M RAPESEED SOPHOROLIPIDS 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shaanxi Deguan Biotechnology Co., Ltd ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SURFACTANT 
4.1
LAIT DE ROSE (SB) (340250)/ ROSE MILK (SB) (340250) Aqua (and) Zea Mays Starch (and) Rosa Damascena Flower Extract (and) Citric Acid (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Xanthan Gum (and) Potassium Sorbate 66.00 % - 1.25 % - 0 % 0.45 % GREENTECH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Lallbiome 300 Saccharomyces Lysate Extract 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Danstar Ferment AG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LALLBIOME 300 SACCAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SOLLICE BIOTECH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LAMEFORM TGI (CSPO) Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAMESOFT Balance (CSPO) Coco-Glucoside (and) Hydrogenated Castor Oil (and) Benzoic acid (and) Citric Acid 0 % - 52.00 % - 0 % 0.40 % BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAMESOFT PO 65 (CSPO) Coco-Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate 0.02 % - 66.00 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAMINAIRE DE NEPTUNE COSMELENE (NAT) (020014) Water (and) Propanediol (and) Laminaria Saccharina Extract 50.00 % - 50.00 % - 0 % 0 % GREENTECH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAMINARIA EXTRACT H.GL. - M.S. (Code: 43231) Glycerin (and) Water (and) Laminaria Digitata Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate 3.15 % - 50.86 % - 0 % 0.48 % PROVITAL, S.A. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • HUMECTANT 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lanette 16/MB Cetyl Alchohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Corporation ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Lanette O NA/MB Cetearyl Alchohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Corporation ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LANOWAX Cosmetic Lanolin Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Deutsche Lanolin Gesellschaft Parmentier GmbH & Co. KG IONC
4.1
L-Arginine (C grade)1 (V4.1 Compliant) (100% CPAI) L-Arginine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Ajinomoto OmniChem SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION
4.1 Ajinomoto OmniChem
LASEMUL 92 AE Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
3.1
LASEMUL 92 AE A Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
3.1
LASEMUL 92 AE A MB Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LASEMUL 92 AE MB Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LASEMUL 92 N 40 Glyceryl Stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • Use only in COSMOS APPROVED INGREDIENTS
3.1
LASEMUL 92 N 40 MB Glyceryl Stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIAL QUIMICA LASEM, S. A. U. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAUCOSOL C 90 C RSPO MB SODIUM COCO SULPHATE 0 % - 90.00 % - 0 % 0 % INDUSTRIA CHIMICA PANZERI ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
  • Use only as surfactant for rinse-off products
4.1
LAUREL EXTRACT H.GL.- M.S. (Code : 40042) Glycerin (and) Water (and) Laurus Nobilis Leaf Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate. 15.48 % - 52.56 % - 0 % 0.48 % PROVITAL, S.A. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • OCCLUSIVE 
  • ORAL CARE 
  • REFRESHING 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
  • TONIC 
4.1
LAUREL LEAF OIL LOW METH EUGENOL LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • UV ABSORBER 
4.1
LAUROAT EC RSPO-MB Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids 0 % - 30.00 % - 0 % 0 % SINERGA SPA ICEA
4.1 SINERGA SPA
LAURO GLUTAMATE PURE RSPO-MB Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate 0 % - 89.00 % - 0 % 0 % MAYCOS ITALIANA S.R.L ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Lauryl Glucoside 1214/MB LAURYL GLUCOSIDE 0 % - 52.00 % - 0 % 0 % TREDIS Cosmecert
4.1
LAURYL GLUCOSIDE MB-CS Lauryl glucoside 0 % - 50.00 % - 0 % 0 % ECSA ITALIA SRL SOCIETA' CON UNICO SOCIO ICEA
  • Sustainable palm
4.1 ECSA ITALIA SRL SOCIETA' CON UNICO SOCIO
Lauryl glucoside - RSPO - MB Lauryl glucoside 0 % - 50.00 % - 0 % 0 % INTERCHIMIE ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAURYL SULFATE DE SODIUM SOLIDE (LAURITOL S SOLIDE) - RSPO - MB Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 0 % - 92.00 % - 0 % 0 % INTERCHIMIE ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SURFACTANT 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAVA-DERMABIOTICS GN Glycerin (and) Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate 0 % - 99.60 % - 0 % 0 % Hyundai bioland, Co. Ltd ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LAVANDA COSMOS PARFUM 38.00 % - 62.00 % - 0 % 0 % ESSENTIAL COMPOSITIONS, S.L. CAAE
4.1 ESSENTIAL COMPOSITIONS
LAVANDE DE MER BIOGREEN (SB) (400342) Water (and) Glycerin (and) Limonium Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate 55.29 % - 23.84 % - 0 % 0.45 % GREENTECH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LAVANDIN ABS ENFLEURAGE 2.0 LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • UV ABSORBER 
4.1
LAVANDIN HEART LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • UV ABSORBER 
4.1
LAVANDIN OIL SUPER LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • UV ABSORBER 
4.1
LAVENDER ABS CONSCIOUS LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • UV ABSORBER 
4.1
LAVENDER EXTRACT H.GL.- M.S. (Code : 46470) Glycerin (and) Water (and) Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate. 28.33 % - 47.92 % - 0 % 0.40 % PROVITAL, S.A. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • CLEANSING 
  • DEODORANT 
  • REFRESHING 
  • TONIC 
4.1
LAVENDER OIL COUMARIN FREE LMR CSM / 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % LMR by IFF ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • PERFUMING 
4.1
LECIVA-SMAP LYSOLECITHIN 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % VAV Lipids Pvt. Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • HUMECTANT 
4.1