Inositol
Inositol is a humectant and hair conditioning ingredient. It’s in 40 products on Poliage, most often eye cream, moisturizer and sunscreen. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 22, 2026
In plain English
Inositol: used to hold water in the product and on skin and make hair smoother and easier to comb.
What it does
Contains Inositol: antistatic
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Inositol: hair-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Inositol: humectant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 34573, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Inositol
Murad
Retinal ReSculpt Eye Lifting Cream
Eye cream · Lists retinoid
Murad
Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Mask
Mask · Lists retinoid
Murad
Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Serum
Eye cream · Lists fragrance, retinoid
Cosmia
Shampoing complexe vitaminé
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Tatcha
Silken Sunscreen SPF 35
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones, chemical UV filters
Burt’s Bees
Soothing Toner
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Murad
Sulfur Mask for Acne
Mask · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Murad
Superactive Moisturizer SPF 50: Brightening
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Murad
Superactive Moisturizer SPF 50: Mattifying Oil + Pore Control
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Murad
Superactive Moisturizer SPF 50: Wrinkle-Fighting
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Hero Cosmetics
Superlight Sunscreen SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists coconut derivatives
Tatcha
The Dewy Milk Moisturizer
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones
Tatcha
The Dewy Skin Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, silicones
Tatcha
The Indigo Calming Cream
Moisturizer · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
Tatcha
The Silk Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Tatcha
The Silk Peony
Eye cream · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, silicones
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