Carnosine
Carnosine is a skin conditioning ingredient. It’s in 50 products on Poliage, most often serum, moisturizer and sunscreen. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Carnosine: used to condition skin.
What it does
Contains Carnosine: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 55088, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Carnosine
Medik8
Advanced Day Eye Protect
Eye cream · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
Medik8
Advanced Day Total Protect
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Medik8
Advanced Day Ultimate Protect
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Medik8
Advanced Pro-Collagen+ Peptide Cream
Moisturizer · Lists silicones
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Advanced Repair 11-in-1 Serum With Essential Oil
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Advanced Repair 11-in-1 Serum Without Essential Oil
Lists exfoliating acid
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Age Defence Men’s Serum
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Derma E
Anti-Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists exfoliating acid, retinoid
Shiseido
Bénéfiance NutriPerfect - Lotion Adoucissante Pro-reconstituante
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Shiseido
Benefiance NutriPerfect Crème de Jour SPF15 Shiseido
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, chemical UV filters
Allies of Skin
Beta Glucan & Resveratrol Advanced Hydrating Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Glo Skin Beauty
Brightening Polish
Exfoliant · Lists drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Cellular Night Repair Miracle Without Essential Oil
Lists exfoliating acid
Marie Veronique
ColorFree Zinc SPF 32
Sunscreen · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Vanicream
Daily Facial Moisturizer
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Double Stem Cell Repair 11-in-1 Serum With Essential Oil
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Swiss Toniq Geneva
Double Stem Cell Repair 11-in-1 Serum Without Essential Oil
Lists exfoliating acid
Dermalogica
Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF50
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters
Dermalogica
Dynamic Skin Strengthening Serum
Serum · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar DUO (+) SPF 30
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
EFFACLAR K(+) Soin rénovation peau grasse
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
Olay
Essence Extract Toner Cream
Toner · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Vanicream
Facial Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
Glo Skin Beauty
Hydra-Bright Pro 5 Liquid Exfoliant
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid
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