Functional Category 200 ingredients

Antioxidants in Cosmetics

Antioxidants in cosmetic formulations perform two related functions: product stabilisation (preventing rancidity and color change in oils and actives) and skin protection (neutralising free radicals generated by UV exposure and environmental stressors). The class includes tocopherols (vitamin E), ascorbic acid and its derivatives (vitamin C), retinoids (vitamin A derivatives), coenzyme Q10, resveratrol, polyphenols, and BHT/BHA as synthetic stabilisers. Regulatory status varies widely: most natural antioxidants are permitted without restriction, while BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) carries CLP carcinogenicity Category 2 classification and is scrutinised under EU Annex III. This hub lists antioxidant ingredients with their NOAEL values, SCCS opinions, and cross-jurisdictional regulatory references.

Functional Categories
Skin Conditioning Ingredients Humectants in Cosmetics Emollient Ingredients in Cosmetics Antioxidants in Cosmetics Surfactants in Cosmetics Emulsifiers in Cosmetics Fragrance Ingredients in Cosmetics Cosmetic Colorants Cosmetic Preservatives UV Filters & Sunscreen Ingredients Hair Conditioning Ingredients Rheology Modifiers & Thickeners Active Cosmetic Ingredients Plant Extracts & Botanical Ingredients
Regulatory Clusters
Cosmetic Ingredients Flagged as Endocrine Disruptors Cosmetic Ingredients Listed Under California Proposition 65 Cosmetic Ingredients with SCCS Safety Opinions Cosmetic Ingredients with CIR Expert Panel Conclusions Cosmetic Ingredients with GHS Hazard Classification Cosmetic Ingredients with NOAEL Toxicological Data Cosmetic Ingredients Banned or Restricted Globally Cosmetic Ingredients with Sensitization Data Cosmetic Ingredients with Dermal Absorption Data Cosmetic Ingredients Restricted Under EU Regulation 1223/2009
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Ingredient Safety
(AGARICUS BLAZEI FERMENT + GANODERMA LUCIDUM FERMENT + GANODERMA MULTIPILEUM FERMENT) EXTRACT Good
(ANGELICA KEISKEI/CHRYSANTHEMUM ZAWADSKII) LEAF/STEM/CINNAMOMUM CASSIA BARK/TRICHOSANTES KIRILOWII FRUIT/ULMUS DAVIDIANA BARK/ROOT/(PAEONIA JAPONICA/BUPLEURUM FALCATUM/POLYGALA TENUIFOLIA ROOT)/VISCUS ALBUM STEM EXTRACT Good
(APPLE/CITRUS JUNOS/LENTIL/PEAR/PUMPKIN/STRAWBERRY/TOMATO FRUIT)/CORN KERNEL/(ARCTIUM LAPPA/BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA/CABBAGE/CAMELLIA SINENSIS/MORINGA OLEIFERA/RADISH/SPINACH LEAF)/(SORGHUM BICOLOR LEAF/STEM)/OAT MEAL/POTATO PULP/(CARROT/NELUMBO NUCIFERA/RADISH/WILD YAM ROOT)/(AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS/CASHEW/CICER ARIETINUM/COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN /MACADAMIA TERNIFOLIA/PHASEOLUS ANGULARIS/PISTACIA VERA/RHYNCHOSIA NULUBILIS/RICE/SESAME/SETARIA ITALICA/SOYBEAN/SWEET ALMOND/WHEAT SEED)/HORDEUM VULGARE SPROUT/CYPERUS ESCULENTUS TUBER/ARTEMISIA PRINCEPS/BROCCOLI/CHENOPODIUM QUINOA/ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA/HORDEUM VULGARE/IPOMOEA BATATAS/LAMINARIA JAPONICA/LENTINUS EDODES/PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS/PORPHYRA TENERA/UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT Good
(Cryptomeria Japonica/Chamaecyparis Obtusa) Stem Ferment Extract Moderate
(Licorice/Reynoutria Japonica) Root/Stem Extract Moderate
(PANAX GINSENG MERISTEM CELL + TAXUS CUSPIDATA MERISTEM CELL CULTURE CONDITIONED MEDIA + PANAX GINSENG LEAF/ROOT/STEM POWDER) EXTRACT Good
2-Acetylhydroquinone Moderate
2-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Excellent
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid (Protocatechuic Acid) Good
3,4-Methylenedioxybenzyl Methylsulfone Moderate
3-Butylglyceryl Ascorbate Good
3-Ethylhexylglyceryl Ascorbate Good
3-Glyceryl Ascorbate Excellent
3-Lauryl/Tridecylglyceryl Ascorbate Good
3-Laurylglyceryl Ascorbate Good
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Good
4'-Methoxychalcone Moderate
ACETOBACTER/SACCHAROMYCES/(ARONIA MELANOCARPA/PYRUS SEROTINA) FRUIT JUICE EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE Good
ACETOBACTER/SACCHAROMYCES/HIBISCUS ACETOSELLA LEAF/SUCROSE FERMENT EXTRACT FILTRATE Good
ACETYL CYSTEINE Good
ACRYLATES/RHUS VERNICIFLUA SAP EXTRACT CROSSPOLYMER Good
ALLIUM SATIVUM BULB JUICE Good
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID Good
ASPERGILLUS/BUCKWHEAT FERMENT EXTRACT Good
ASPERGILLUS/CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE Good
ASPERGILLUS/CANDIDA UTILIS/LACTOBACILLUS/MUCOR HIEMALIS/RHODOBACTER/RHODOPSEUDOMONAS/ SACCHAROMYCES/STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS/STREPTOMYCES ALBUS/STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS/LEMON FRUIT/MOLASSES FERMENT FILTRATE Good
ASPERGILLUS/LACTOBACILLUS/SACCHAROMYCES/RICE BRAN FERMENT EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE Good
AVOBENZONE (BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE) Good
Abies Holophylla Leaf/Stem/Wood Extract Good
Acacia Catechu Catechins Good
Acacia Catechu Wood Extract Moderate
Acacia Victoriae Fruit Extract Moderate
Acacia Victoriae Seed Oil Moderate
Acai Powder Good
Acanthopanax Koreanum Oil Moderate
Acer Palmatum Leaf Extract Good
Acetamidocaproic Acid Moderate
Acetoxytetramethylbutylphenyl Tetramethylbutylbenzofuranone Moderate
Acetyl L-Carnitine Good
Acetyl Methoxykynurenamine HCl Moderate
Acetyl Oligopeptide-70 Good
Acetyl Tryptophan Good
Acetyl Zingerone Good
Acetylsalicyloyl Pentapeptide-33 Good
Achillea Millefolium Flower Extract Good
Actaea Heracleifolia Root Extract Moderate
Adamantanyl Dihydrocaffeamide Good
Adamantanyl Dihydroxybenzamide Good
Adamantanyl Hydroxybenzamide Good
Adamantanyl Methylhydroxylterephthalamide Good
Adenium Obesum Callus Culture Extract Moderate
Agaricus Blazei/Soy Flour/Sucrose Ferment Extract Moderate
Ageratum Conyzoides Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Good
Ailanthus Altissima Bark/Root Extract Moderate
Ajuga Reptans Cell Culture Extract Good
Alanine/Histidine/Lysine Polypeptide Copper HCl Good
Albizia Julibrissin Bark/Seed Extract Good
Albizia Julibrissin Flower Extract Good
Alchemilla Vulgaris Leaf Extract Good
Aletris Farinosa Root Extract Moderate
Aleurites Montanus Leaf Extract Moderate
Allantoin Ascorbate Excellent
Allium Cepa Skin Extract Good
Allium Fistulosum Root Extract Good
Allium Hookeri Extract Good
Aloe Barbadensis Callus Culture Extract Good
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf/Sucrose Ferment Filtrate Good
Aloe Vera Extract Excellent
Alpha-Lipoic Acid Good
Alpinia Speciosa Leaf/Stem Ferment Moderate
Althaea Officinalis Callus Culture Extract Excellent
Aluminum Iron Calcium Magnesium Germanium Silicates Poor
Aluminum Zinc Carbonate Hydroxide Good
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Oil Excellent
Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Extract Good
Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Oil Excellent
Amentoflavone Moderate
Aminobutyroyl Hexapeptide-8 Amide Good
Aminoethanesulfinic Acid (Hypotaurine) Good
Aminoethylphosphinic Acid Moderate
Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate Good
Aminopropyl Cerium Polysilsesquioxane Chloride Moderate
Aminopropyl Kojyl Phosphate Good
Aminopropyl Tocopheryl Phosphate Good
Ammonium Sulfite Moderate
Ampelopsis Grossedentata Leaf Extract Moderate
Anacardoyl SH-Pentapeptide-39 Tripeptide-1 Moderate
Anacardoyl SH-Pentapeptide-5 Tripeptide-1 Moderate
Anadara Kagoshimensis Shell Powder Good
Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Callus Conditioned Media Extract Moderate
Angelica Archangelica Callus Extract Good
Angelica Furcijuga Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Moderate
Angelica Keiskei Callus Extract Moderate
Angelica Keiskei Extract Moderate
Angelica Keiskei Root Extract Moderate
Angelica Shikokiana Leaf/Root Extract Moderate
Angoroside C Moderate
Anhydrogalactose Good
Anhydroglucityl Gallate Moderate
Annona Muricata Fruit Extract Moderate
Anona Muricata Fruit Extract Moderate
Anredera Cordifolia Leaf Extract Moderate
Anserine Good
Apigenin Good
Apigenin-7-Glucoside Good
Apo-Lactoferrin Good
Apocynum Cannabinum Root Extract Poor
Apocynum Venetum Leaf/Stem Extract Moderate
Aquilaria Sinensis Leaf Extract Good
Aquilegia Sibirica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Moderate
Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract Good
Arachis Hypogaea Seedcoat Extract Moderate
Araucaria Angustifolia Seedcoat Extract Moderate
Arbutinyl Undecylenate Moderate
Arbutus Unedo Fruit Extract Moderate
Arbutus Unedo Leaf Cell Extract Moderate
Arbutus Unedo Leaf Extract Moderate
Arctigenin Moderate
Arctium Lappa Seed Extract Good
Argania Spinosa Callus Extract Good
Argania Spinosa Extract Excellent
Argemone Mexicana Callus Extract Moderate
Argon Excellent
Armeria Alpina Leaf Cell Extract Good
Artemisia Annua Meristem Cell Extract Moderate
Artemisia Capillaris (Capillary Artemisia) Flower Extract Moderate
Artemisia Maritima Extract Moderate
Artemisia Pallens Flower Extract Moderate
Artemisia Princeps Leaf / Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract Moderate
Artemisia Princeps Leaf/Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract Moderate
Artemisia Scoparia Extract Moderate
Artepillin C Moderate
Arthrospira Extract Good
Arthrospira Platensis Extract Excellent
Artocarpus Altilis Flower Extract Moderate
Artocarpus Altilis Wood Extract Moderate
Artocarpus Lakoocha Wood Extract Good
Asarum Heterotropoides Extract Moderate
Asarum Heterotropoides Rhizome Extract Moderate
Asarum Heterotropoides Root Extract Moderate
Ascorbic Acid Excellent
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Excellent
Ascorbic Acid Polypeptide Good
Ascorbic Acid/Orange/Citrus Limon/Citrus Aurantifolia Polypeptides Moderate
Ascorbyl Carboxydecyl Trisiloxane Moderate
Ascorbyl Cyclo PEG-6 Moderate
Ascorbyl Dipalmitate Good
Ascorbyl Glucoside Excellent
Ascorbyl Hyaluronate Moderate
Ascorbyl Lactoside Moderate
Ascorbyl Linoleate Good
Ascorbyl Methoxycinnamate Moderate
Ascorbyl Methylsilanol Pectinate Moderate
Ascorbyl Palmitate Excellent
Ascorbyl Phosphate Succinoyl Pentapeptide-12 Moderate
Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate Excellent
Ascorbyl Retinoate Moderate
Ascorbyl Stearate Excellent
Ascorbyl Tocopheryl Acetate Good
Ascorbyl Tocopheryl Maleate Good
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract Good
Aspergillus/Amaranthus Hypochondriacus Seed Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Aspergillus/Camellia Sinensis Leaf Ferment Extract Good
Aspergillus/Hippophae Rhamnoides Seed Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Aspergillus/Hydrolyzed Prunus Mume Seed Ferment Extract Moderate
Aspergillus/Lactobacillus/Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Aspergillus/Pichia/Sorghum Bicolor Ferment Lees Extract Good
Aspergillus/Sorghum Bicolor Ferment Lees Extract Moderate
Aspergillus/Sorghum Bicolor Leaf/Stem Extract Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Aspergillus/Soybean Germ Ferment Extract Moderate
Astaxanthin Excellent
Aster Yomena Extract Moderate
Astragalin Moderate
Astragalus Membranaceus Extract Good
Atractylodes chinensis Rhizome Extract Moderate
Atriplex Halimus Callus Extract Moderate
Atriplex Nummularia Extract Moderate
Auricularia Auricula-Judae Fruiting Body Extract Moderate
Avena Sativa Bran Extract Moderate
Avenacosides Moderate
Azadirachta Indica Leaf Oil Moderate
Azelaoyl Tripeptide-1 Moderate
BACILLUS/CINNAMOMUM CASSIA BARK/MOMORDICA CHARANTIA/OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA FRUIT/ALOE VERA/ARTEMISIA VULGARIS/CAMELLIA SINENSIS/NELUMBO NUCIFERA LEAF/PUERARIA THUNBERGIANA ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE Good
BACILLUS/LACTOBACILLUS/STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS/ALPINIA SPECIOSA LEAF EXTRACT FERMENT FILTRATE Good
BHA Good
BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole) Moderate
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) Moderate
BIFIDA/LACTOBACILLUS/(ARCTIUM LAPPA/GINGER/LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT/YEAST EXTRACT FERMENT LYSATE FILTRATE Good
BIFIDA/LACTOBACILLUS/GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT/INONOTUS OBLIQUUS EXTRACT/TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS EXTRACT/YEAST EXTRACT FERMENT LYSATE FILTRATE Good
BORAGO OFFICINALIS/LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA/HYACINTHUS ORIENTALIS/SALVIA SCLAREA/(CENTAUREA CYANUS/CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA) FLOWER/CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA LEAF WATER Good
BRACHIARIA MUTICA EXTRACT Good
Bacillus/Diospyros Kaki Leaf/Soybean Ferment Extract Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Equisetum Arvense Extract Ferment Moderate
Bacillus/Fig Fruit/Soybean Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Ferment Extract Moderate
Bacillus/Kuroda's Sea Hare Extract Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Lactobacillus/Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Monascus/Abelmoschus Esculentus Sprout/Rice Bran Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Monascus/Acanthopanax Senticosus Root/Soybean Ferment Filtrate Moderate
Bacillus/Monascus/Aralia Cordata Root/Soybean Ferment Filtrate Moderate
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