Pepsin

Pepsin is a cosmetic ingredient used as a hair conditioning, skin conditioning agent. It is used in 1 products in our dataset. It carries no restriction under the EU Cosmetics Regulation annexes. PubMed carries 792 studies of its skin or topical use.

INCI namePEPSIN
FunctionHAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING
CAS number9001-75-6
EC number232-629-3
Prevalence1 products (0% of dataset)
Most used inSkincare
EU statusNo annex restriction
Scientific studies792 on PubMed (skin/cosmetic/topical)
Monthly searches14,800

Used in

Wash Off Masks 100%

Frequently asked

What does Pepsin do in skincare?
Pepsin functions as a hair conditioning, skin conditioning agent in cosmetic formulas.
What products contain Pepsin?
It is most commonly found in Skincare products, especially wash off masks (100% of its uses).

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