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GLYCERIN

No MoCRA Allergen Alert Fungal Acne Safe

Natural humectant that attracts moisture into the upper layers of the skin.

GLYCERIN is catalogued in INCIDB under the CosIng functional class of Humectant / Skin-Conditioning, registered under CAS number 56-81-5. Within the free INCIDB sample partition it is mapped to 6 indexed formulations spanning 3 product categories (Cleanser, Skincare, Toner), climbing to concentration rank #2 in Witch Hazel Facial Toner Uncented. It carries a comedogenic rating of 0.0/5.0, indicating no expected pore-clogging activity.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
56-81-5
COSING PRIMARY FUNCTION
Humectant / Skin-Conditioning
COMEDOGENIC RATING
0.0 / 5.0
COMMON SYNONYM
Glycerin

Sample Commercial Formulations with GLYCERIN

Verified concentration ranks from the free INCIDB sample partition. Full data mapping covers 19,645 commercial formulations.

PRODUCT NAME CATEGORY CONCENTRATION RANK
Daytox Cleansing Foam Cleanser Rank #10
VITA Skincare Rank #4
Cosmetic Product 07658303 Skincare Rank #4
Witch Hazel Facial Toner Uncented Toner Rank #2
Shaving soap for sensitive skin Skincare Rank #5
Dove Nourishing Body Care Intensiva Piel Extra Seca Skincare Rank #2

Query GLYCERIN via PyArrow Parquet

Filter sub-second high-performance columnar Parquet files across all 19,645 beauty formulations.

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

# Load normalized INCI ingredients dataset
ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()

# Locate exact compound ID and regulatory flags
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "GLYCERIN"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])
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