Tocopheryl Retinoate

Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Humectant

Helps attract and retain moisture.

Emollient

Helps soften and smooth the skin surface.

Antioxidant

Limits oxidation, including deterioration of formulation ingredients. This label alone does not show a clinical antioxidant effect in skin.

Skin conditioning

A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

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Inside the formula

Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists

TOCOPHERYL RETINOATE

CAS registry number

40516-49-2