INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
When to Write Parfum and When to List Fragrance Allergens
How the umbrella INCI term Parfum works alongside the named allergens Canada is phasing in under its 2026 disclosure lists.
May 14, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers
Turning trade names into INCI, finding CAS numbers, and matching them cleanly.
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Carrier Oil INCI Names You Will Reach For Most Often
A quick-reference table of common carrier oils and their exact Latin-binomial INCI names, built for filing and label accuracy.
April 29, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
How to Read a Technical Data Sheet and Pull the INCI
A field-by-field guide to finding the real INCI declaration on a supplier TDS and which numbers on the page you can ignore.
April 18, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
What to File When a Botanical Extract Has No CAS Number
Many plant extracts have an INCI name but no CAS registry number, and that gap needs to be handled correctly on a filing, not fudged.
April 14, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Hydrosols and Floral Waters: The Right INCI to File
How to name rose water, lavender hydrosol, and similar plant distillates correctly on a cosmetic ingredient filing.
April 13, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
What INCI Actually Stands For and Why It Runs Your Filing
A plain-language explainer of INCI naming for makers who have seen the acronym on labels but never had it explained.
April 12, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Cocamidopropyl Betaine Ships Wet: Do You List the Water
Cocamidopropyl betaine arrives as a 30 percent solution, so here's how to split the INCI listing between the active and the carrier water.
April 10, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
The 1 Percent Line and Why Order Stops Mattering Below It
Above 1 percent, ingredient order has to reflect concentration. Below it, the rule relaxes, and knowing exactly where that line falls in your formula matters.
April 9, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers3 min read
Sulfate or Sulphate: INCI Spelling Choices That Matter
Sulfate versus sulphate looks trivial until an inconsistent spelling across your CNF and label makes an ingredient match harder to verify.
April 5, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
List 2 Fragrance Allergens Arriving August 1 2026
List 1 lands first in April. List 2 follows that August with a wider allergen set, and formulas clean under List 1 may not stay clean under List 2.
April 3, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
What a CAS Number Is and Where Filings Actually Use It
CAS numbers identify substances uniquely, but they play a narrower role in cosmetic filings than most makers assume.
April 3, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Turning Surfactant Trade Blends Into Filing-Ready INCI
How to expand branded surfactant blends like Plantapon or Miracare into the component INCI names a cosmetic notification actually needs.
March 26, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers3 min read
Cetearyl Alcohol and the Ceteareth That Rides With It
Why a self-emulsifying cetearyl alcohol product often hides a separate surfactant that needs its own INCI declaration line.
March 25, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers3 min read
How Colorant INCI Names Map to CI Numbers on a Filing
A guide to when a colorant is listed by its INCI name like Titanium Dioxide and when it appears as a CI number like CI 77891 on a cosmetic filing.
March 18, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Matching Your INCI List to Your Formula Percentages Cleanly
A step-by-step way to reconcile a batch sheet against your INCI declaration so ingredients are not dropped, merged, or double-counted.
March 9, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Lake Pigments: Why One Colorant Becomes Two INCI Entries
A lake pigment is a dye bonded to a substrate, and a compliant filing has to name both halves separately, not the trade name.
March 3, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Naming Saponified Oils: Sodium Olivate and Its Cousins
The sodium-plus-oil INCI naming convention that replaces a raw oil's name once it has been turned into soap.
March 1, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Cosmetic Clays: INCI Names for Kaolin, Bentonite, and More
A quick reference matching the clays makers buy by color name to the INCI names a filing actually requires.
February 28, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Diluted Actives: Listing the Water That Came in the Bottle
How to list a pre-diluted active on your CNF without dropping the carrier water or double-counting the active percentage.
February 26, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers3 min read
Vitamin E on a Filing: Tocopherol Versus Tocopheryl Acetate
Why Tocopherol and Tocopheryl Acetate are different INCI entries, and how mixed-tocopherol blends complicate a straightforward vitamin E listing.
February 25, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
When the CNF Wants a CAS Number and When It Does Not
Which fields on Canada's Cosmetic Notification Form actually require a CAS number, so makers stop over-collecting data they don't need.
February 24, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Glycerite Extracts: Listing the Extract and the Glycerin
Why a glycerin-based botanical extract needs two separate INCI lines and how to carry the concentration math through correctly.
February 22, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers4 min read
Combining the Same INCI That Comes From Two Raw Materials
How glycerin arriving in two supplier blends gets summed into one correct line on your final ingredient list, with a worked example.
February 12, 2026Read
INCI Names & CAS Numbers3 min read
Mineral Oil or Paraffinum Liquidum: Same Thing, Two Names
Why mineral oil and Paraffinum Liquidum are the same ingredient, and which name belongs on your notification.
February 11, 2026Read