Acronym for: Cosmetic Review Ingredient.

FEBEA is the French federation of cosmetics industries.

COLIPA is the European Federation of Cosmetics Industries. In 2012, it took the new name of Cosmetics Europe.

Personal Care Products Council is the new name of CTFA (Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association).

Acronym for: Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association.

Acronyms for: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances and European List of Notified Chemical Substances.

CAS stands for Chemical Abstracts Service, a division of the American Chemical Society, which assigns the numbers that universally designate chemical ...

Foam boosting agents improve the quality of foam (volume, texture, stability …).

INCI is the acronym for International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients.

Hydrotopes increase the solubility of a substance which is otherwise difficult to dissolve in water.

Humectants help to keep constant the water content of a cosmetic while in its package and on the skin.

Chemical reaction by which an oxide of ethylene is bonded to non-polar molecules (like fatty-acids) to make these last more water soluble. This proces...