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
LANETTE O OR (CSPO) Cetearyl Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Lanette SX (CSPO) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (and) Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Lanette W (CSPO) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % BASF Personal Care & Nutrition GmbH IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
lanogreen ZEA MAYS OIL ( and) LECITHIN 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Maian importacao e exportacao de produtos quimicos Ltda ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • HAIR CONDITIONING 
  • HUMECTANT 
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
LANOL 2681 Coco-Caprylate/Caprate 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Seppic SA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
LANOL 37T Triheptanoin 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Seppic SA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
LANOLAN EP ELP * Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Deutsche Lanolin Gesellschaft Parmentier GmbH & Co. KG IONC
4.1
LANOLAN OIL * Lanolin Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Deutsche Lanolin Gesellschaft Parmentier GmbH & Co. KG IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
4.1
LANOLAN WAX * Lanolin Wax 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Deutsche Lanolin Gesellschaft Parmentier GmbH & Co. KG IONC
  • EMULSION STABILISING 
4.1
Lanolin anhydrous Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % ANHUI FANRONG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
Lanolin Anhydrous DC non BHT* Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % NIPPON FINE CHEMICAL Co., Ltd ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
Lanolin EP Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Jiangsu Jiayuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lanolin EP/USP GH5.0 Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Jiangsu Jiayuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lanolin Oil Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Jiangsu Jiayuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lanolin USP Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Jiangsu Jiayuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lanolin Wax Lanolin 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Jiangsu Jiayuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
LANOWAX Cosmetic Lanolin Alcohol 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Deutsche Lanolin Gesellschaft Parmentier GmbH & Co. KG IONC
4.1
LanzoBright Concentrate Lansium Domesticum Fruit Extract (&) Water 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % PT. MARTINA BERTO TBK. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
4.1
Lapagyl™ advanced botanical ingredient Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil (and) Tabebuia Impetiginosa Bark Extract (and) Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate 94.78 % - 5.21 % - 0 % 0 % LIPOTEC SA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
Laracare A200 Galactoarabinan 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % ARXADA AG ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
L-Arginine Arginine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Ajinomoto do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
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
L-Arginine HF Arginine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Ajinomoto do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
L-Arginine(LO2001) Arginine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Shijiazhuang Haitian Amino Acid Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
LARICE ESTRATTO GLICERINATO Glycerin, Aqua, Larix europaea wood extract*, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Ascorbic acid 10.00 % - 45.40 % - 0 % 1.10 % ALIDANS SRL ICEA
4.1 ALIDANS SRL
L-Ascorbic Acid 2-Glucoside Ascorbyl Glucoside 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % SHANDONG TOPSCIENCE BIOTECH CO., LTD. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
4.1
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
LashGlo Butylene Glycol (and) Water (and) Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract (and) Sargassum Fulvellum Extract (and) Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract 0 % - 50.50 % - 0 % 0 % BIOSPECTRUM, Inc ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • SKIN CONDITIONING AND PROTECTING 
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
Laurel Wax SP-9001 Myrica Pubescens Fruit Wax 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % Strahl & Pitsch, LLC ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
4.1
Laurier HE Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil 100 % - 0 % - 0 % 0 % DIFFUSIONS AROMATIQUES ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • FRAGRANCE 
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
Lauroyl Lysine Lauroyl Lysine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % Changsha Puji Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • MOISTURISING 
  • SMOOTHING 
  • SURFACTANT 
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Lauroyl Lysine 3L Lauroyl Lysine 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % EURO-KEMICAL SRL ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • VISCOSITY CONTROLLING 
  • Sustainable palm
4.1
Laurydone® Lauryl PCA 0 % - 100 % - 0 % 0 % UCIB - GROUPE SOLABIA ECOCERT GREENLIFE
  • 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