Caffeine

Caffeine is a cosmetic ingredient used as a skin conditioning, perfuming agent. It appears in about 2% of cosmetic products in our 90,000+ product dataset. It carries no restriction under the EU Cosmetics Regulation annexes. PubMed carries 1,315 studies of its skin or topical use.

INCI nameCAFFEINE
FunctionSKIN CONDITIONING, PERFUMING, FRAGRANCE
CAS number58-08-2
EC number200-362-1
Prevalence1,777 products (1.91% of dataset)
Most used inSkincare
EU statusNo annex restriction
Scientific studies1,315 on PubMed (skin/cosmetic/topical)
Monthly searches90,500

Used in

Eye Moisturizers 29.6%Serums 10.2%Shampoos 5.7%Eye Masks 5.5%General Moisturizers 5.1%Scalp Treatments 3.9%

Frequently asked

What does Caffeine do in skincare?
Caffeine functions as a skin conditioning, perfuming agent in cosmetic formulas.
What products contain Caffeine?
It is most commonly found in Skincare products, especially eye moisturizers (29.6% of its uses).

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