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ranking) expresses that the substance is the main constituent in the product<br />

whereas a high number (low ranking) indicates that the substance is an<br />

additive, for instance preservatives. However, this can only be used as an<br />

indication.<br />

Table 5-6 below shows the 25 most frequently used chemical substances in<br />

the mapped <strong>products</strong>. At the same time the table shows how many <strong>of</strong> the 89<br />

<strong>products</strong> that contain the substances as well as with which average ranking.<br />

The following tables, Table 5-7 <strong>and</strong> Table 5-8, show the 25 most frequently<br />

used chemical substances in the 45 <strong>products</strong> marketed as “non-preserved”<br />

<strong>and</strong> the 25 most frequently used chemical substances in the 44 <strong>products</strong><br />

marketed as “naturally-preserved”. For the total list, see Appendix A (chapter<br />

3).<br />

Table 5-6 The 25 most frequently used constituents in the 89 <strong>cosmetic</strong> <strong>products</strong> marketed as either ”nonpreserved”<br />

or as ”naturally-preserved”<br />

INCIName CAS No<br />

Chemical name or description as stated<br />

on the INCI list<br />

Function<br />

In number<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>products</strong><br />

Average<br />

ranking<br />

AQUA 7732-18-5 Water. solvent 82 1,1<br />

GLYCERIN 56-81-5 Glycerol. denaturant /<br />

humectant / solvent<br />

57 5,6<br />

XANTHAN GUM 11138-66-2 Xanthan gum. binding / emulsion<br />

stabilising / viscosity<br />

controlling / gel<br />

forming<br />

40 12,9<br />

TOCOPHEROL 10191-41-0 3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12- antioxidant / skin<br />

trimethyltridecyl)-2H-benzopyran-6-ol. conditioning<br />

34 19,2<br />

ALCOHOL 64-17-5 Ethanol. antifoaming /<br />

antimicrobial /<br />

astringent / masking /<br />

solvent viscosity<br />

controling<br />

33 4,7<br />

LIMONENE 5989-27-5 (R)-p-Mentha-1,8-diene; (4R)-1-Methyl-4-<br />

(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene<br />

masking / perfuming 31 16,0<br />

LINALOOL 78-70-6 1,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- deodorant 23 19,6<br />

CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid buffering / chelating 23 12,2<br />

LECITHIN 8002-43-5 Lecithins. The complex combination <strong>of</strong> antistatic / emollient / 20 19,4<br />

diglycerides <strong>of</strong> fatty acids linked to the<br />

choline ester <strong>of</strong> phosphoric acid.<br />

emulsifying / skin<br />

conditioning<br />

CETEARYL ALCOHOL 67762-27-0 Alcohols, C16-18. emollient / emulsifying<br />

/ emulsion stabilising /<br />

opacifying / viscosity<br />

controlling<br />

BUTYROSPERMUM<br />

PARKII BUTTER<br />

91080-23-8 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is the fat<br />

obtained from the fruit <strong>of</strong> the karite tree,<br />

Butyrospernum parkii, Sapotaceae<br />

skin conditioning /<br />

emollient<br />

19 7,1<br />

19 8,1<br />

ASCORBYL PALMITATE 137-66-6 6-O-palmitoylascorbic acid. antioxidant 18 21,2<br />

GERANIOL 106-24-1 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)- tonic 18 22,2<br />

PANTHENOL 81-13-0 Butanamide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-,(2R)antistatic<br />

/ hair<br />

conditioning / skin<br />

conditioning<br />

17 11,2<br />

LACTIC ACID 50-21-5 Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy- buffering / humectant /<br />

skin conditioning<br />

17 12,9<br />

PARFUM Perfume <strong>and</strong> aromatic compositions <strong>and</strong> deodorant / masking /<br />

their raw materials<br />

perfuming<br />

16 13,7<br />

COCO-GLUCOSIDE Alcohols, coco, reaction <strong>products</strong> with<br />

glucose<br />

HYDROGENATED PALM<br />

GLYCERIDES CITRATE<br />

91744-68-2 Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di-, <strong>and</strong> tri-<br />

hydrogenated, citrates<br />

surfactant / foaming /<br />

cleansing<br />

skin conditioning /<br />

emollient<br />

15 5,9<br />

15 23,4<br />

TOCOPHERYL ACETATE 7695-91-2 3,4-dihydro-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12- antioxidant 14 14,1

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