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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| Vanilla Planifolia CO2-to extract, 26 % Vanillin, Type No. 021.050 | Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | FLAVEX Naturextrakte GmbH | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vanilla Planifolia CO2-to extract, 95 % Vanillin, Type No. 021.003 | Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | FLAVEX Naturextrakte GmbH | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VANILLE DE POLYNÉSIE BIOGREEN (SB) (400319) / VANILLA FROM POLYNESIA BIOGREEN (SB) (400319) | Aqua (and) Glycerin (and) Vanilla Tahitensis Fruit Extract (and) Citric Acid (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Potassium Sorbate | 12.50 % | - | 24.00 % | - | 0 % | 0.45 % | GREENTECH | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vanille Extrait CO2 | Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | DIFFUSIONS AROMATIQUES | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vanilline Naturelle (ex-Eugenol) | Vanillin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | DIFFUSIONS AROMATIQUES | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vanilline Naturelle (ex-Ferulic Acid) | Vanillin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | DIFFUSIONS AROMATIQUES | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vanillin Natural ex Clove Oil | Vanillin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | PT. Van Aroma | ACO |
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| VANZAN NF* | Xanthan Gum | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VANZAN NF-C* | Xanthan Gum | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VANZAN NF-F* | Xanthan Gum | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAO - Vegetable Alternative to Lanolin Oil | Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (and) Glyceryl Rosinate (and) Glyceryl Oleate (and) Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables | 79.00 % | - | 21.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAP - Vegetable Alternative to Paraffin Oil | Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vari Hyal HM | Sodium Hyaluronate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vari Hyal LM | Sodium Hyaluronate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vari Hyal MM | Sodium Hyaluronate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Vari Pectina | Pectin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VARI PROPANEDIOLO | Propanediol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VARISOFT® EQ 65* MB | Distearoylethyl Dimonium Chloride (and) Cetearyl Alcohol | 0 % | - | 87.50 % | - | 12.50 % | 0 % | Evonik Operations GmbH | IONC |
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| Vari Tara | Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VARIATI SPA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Varrier | Butylene Glycol (and) Water (and) Morus Nigra Fruit Extract (and) Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract (and) Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract (and) Berberis Vulgaris Root Extract | 2.00 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BIOSPECTRUM, Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VASG - VAS Gel | Hydrogenated ethylhexyl olivate (and) hydrogenated castor oil/sebacic acid copolymer (and) hydrogenated olive oil unsaponifiables | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VASLight - Vegetable Alternative to Highly Volatile Silicone | Undecane (and) Tridecane (and) Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables (and) Coco-Caprylate/Caprate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAS - Vegetable Alternative to Silicone | Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate (and) Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAVSG - VAVS Gel | Coco-caprylate/ caprate (and) hydrogenated castor oil/sebacic acid copolymer (and) hydrogenated olive oil unsaponi?ables | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAVSLight - Vegetable Alternative to Highly Volatile Silicone #2 | Dodecane (and) Hydrogenated olive oil unsaponi?ables (and) Coco-caprylate/- Caprate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAVS - Vegetable Alternative to Volatile Silicone | Coco-Caprylate/Caprate (and) Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VAW - Vegetable Alternative to Lanolin Wax | Glyceryl Rosinate (and) Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil | 55.00 % | - | 45.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VB1610234 VELVET BOUQUET - 32416 | PARFUM | 7.68 % | - | 92.32 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SESAME | Cosmecert |
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| VCG50 - Olive Petrolatum Clear Gel 50 | Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (and) Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VCG62 - Olive Petrolatum Clear Gel 62 | Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (and) Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VcOS | Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate / Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SOHO ANECO Chemicals co., Limited | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VE Eco (COSMOS V4.1) (100% CPAI) | Glyceryl Stearate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Aromantic Ltd | SOIL ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION |
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| VEEGUM Pure | Magnesium Aluminum Silicate | 0 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VEGABEILLE WAX | Hydrogenated Sunflower Seed Oil | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | MMP Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VeganBiotics Asper-W | Triticum aestivum (Wheat) peptide, Aspergillus ferment, Water, 2,3-Butanediol | 0 % | - | 36.88 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | DAEBONG LS | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VEGAN CDS | AQUA, MANNITOL,PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, XANTHAN GUM, CERAMIDE NP | 5.30 % | - | 11.86 % | - | 0 % | 1.10 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN CDS LACTIC | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, DECYL GLUCOSIDE, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM, SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, CERAMIDE NP | 5.20 % | - | 14.71 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| Veganceras Candelilla wax USP NF | Euphoria Cerifera Wax | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | WAXOILS PVT LIMITED | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Veganceras Carnauba wax IP | Copernicia Cerifera Wax | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | WAXOILS PVT LIMITED | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| VEGAN DDS | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, XANTHAN GUM | 5.70 % | - | 11.26 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS ALPHA-ARBUTIN | AQUA, MANNITOL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, ALPHA ABRUTIN, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, DECYL GLUCOSIDE | 4.20 % | - | 10.07 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS ENOXOLONE | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, CITRIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM | 5.50 % | - | 11.17 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS ETHYL C | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID | 5.30 % | - | 13.27 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS FERULIC | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, FERULIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, DECYL GLUCOSIDE | 5.80 % | - | 14.25 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS GLUCO C | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID | 5.20 % | - | 13.18 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS OLIGO HA | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, HYALURONIC ACID, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, DECYL GLUCOSIDE | 4.20 % | - | 12.07 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS PURE RETINAL | AQUA, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, MANNITOL GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, RETINAL, CETYL ALCOHOL, TOCOPHEROL | 6.90 % | - | 19.68 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS Q10 | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, CETYL ALCOHOL, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, UBIQUINONE, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CHLORIDE | 5.50 % | - | 10.65 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS RESVERATROL | AQUA, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, MANNITOL,GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-10 LAURATE, RESVERATROL, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHEROL | 9.10 % | - | 11.63 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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| VEGAN DDS RETINAL | AQUA, MANNITOL, PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE, GLYCERIN, CETYL ALCOHOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, RETINAL | 4.20 % | - | 9.88 % | - | 0 % | 1.20 % | NANOVEX BIOTECHNOLOGIES, S.L. | CAAE |
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