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
SP ARLACEL 2121 MBAL-PW-(MV) Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sucrose Cocoate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP ARLACEL 2121 NU-MBAL-FL-(MV) Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sucrose Cocoate 0 % - 99.40 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
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
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
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
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP ARLACEL LC MBAL-PW-(MV) Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sorbityl Laurate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CITHROL GMS 30 MBAL-PA-(SG) Glyceryl stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CITHROL GMS 30 MBAL-PW-(SG) Glyceryl stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CITHROL GMS 30 SE MBAL-PA-(SG) Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Cithrol GMS 40 MBAL-PA-(SG) Glyceryl Stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CITHROL GMS 40 MBAL-PW-(SG) Glyceryl Stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Cithrol GMS 40 SE MBAL-PA-(SG) Glyceryl Stearate SE 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODACOL C90 MBAL-PA-(RB) Cetyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODACOL CS50 MBAL-PA-(RB) Cetearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodacol CS90 MBAL-PA-(RB) Cetearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodacol S95 MBAL-PA-(RB) Stearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodamol CP MBAL-PA-(SG) Cetyl Palmitate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL GTCC MBAL-LQ-(BR) Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL GTC/C MBAL-LQ-(LK) Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodamol GTCC MBAL-LQ-(MV) Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodamol GTCC MBAL-LQ-(SG) Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP Crodamol MM MBAL-PA-(SG) Myristyl Myristate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL MS MBAL-PA-(SG) Myristyl Stearate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL SSA MBAL -LQ-(MV) / 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL SS MBAL-PA-(BR) Cetyl Esters 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SP CRODAMOL SS MBAL-PA-(RB) Cetyl Esters 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % CRODA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SPD-Natural 58 1,2-Pentanediol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shinsung Materials Co., LTD Control Union Korea
  • PRESERVATIVE 
4.1
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
4.1
SpecBio® ABT Arbutin 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecBio® Ectoine Ectoin 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecBio® Propanediol natural Propanediol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecBio® SL Glycolipids 0 % - 50.00 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecBio® SL-Active-60 Yeast Ferment Extract, Water 0 % - 60.00 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecBio® SQ Squalene 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SPECI'MEN BC 10001 Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata Extract (and) Glycerin (and) Water 0 % - 75.60 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Beauty Care Solutions France ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® 3GF Glyceryl Linoleate (and) Glyceryl Oleate (and) Glyceryl Linolenate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
SpecKare® ALA Azelaic Acid 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® ARG Arginine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® ASTE5 Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® BSA Betaine Salicylate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® BTS Oils Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® CAC3 (coconut shell activated carbon) Charcoal Powder 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® CQ10 Ubiquinone 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® GDL Gluconolactone 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® GSH Glutathione 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® LBA Lactobionic Acid 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® LGA Glutamic Acid 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® MBA Maltobionic Acid 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® NK2 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® PGA Sodium Polyglutamate 0 % - 92.00 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
SpecKare® PTSS Phytosphingosine 0 % - 98.00 % - 0 % 0 % SPEC-CHEM INDUSTRY INC. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1