Pantolactone
Pantolactone is a humectant and skin conditioning ingredient. It’s in 102 products on Poliage, most often mascara, moisturizer and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 22, 2026
In plain English
Pantolactone: used to hold water in the product and on skin.
What it does
Contains Pantolactone: humectant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Pantolactone: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 56935, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Pantolactone
Henkel
3 Wetter Taft stylist’s selection
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Cetaphil
Advanced Radiance Lotion
Moisturizer · Lists silicones
Dermalogica
Age Reversal Eye Complex
Eye cream · Lists retinoid, silicones
Unilever
Baby Moisturising Bath
Lists essential oils, sulfates, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Aquaphor
Baby Wash & Shampoo
Lists sulfates, coconut derivatives
Dermalogica
Biolumin C Eye Serum
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Galderma
Cetaphil
Lists fragrance allergens, silicones
Galderma
Cetaphil Baby Diaper Rash Cream
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nestlé
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Cetaphil
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Cetaphil
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream
Lists fragrance allergens, silicones
Deliplus
Champú Cabellos Blancos y Platinos
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Dermalogica
Circular Hydration Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Beierdorf
Crema mani 3 in 1 riparatrice
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones
Cetaphil
Daily Facial Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Cetaphil
Daily Facial Cleanser Fragrance Free
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Cetaphil
Deep Hydration 48 Hour Activation Serum
Serum · Lists coconut derivatives
Cetaphil
Deep Hydration Healthy Glow Daily Cream
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Cetaphil
Deep Hydration Hydrating Water Gel
Serum · Lists silicones
Cetaphil
Deep Hydration Refreshing Eye Serum
Eye cream · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nivea
Delicate Orchid & Amber Pampering Body Wash
Body wash · Lists sulfates, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Henkel
Démaquillant yeux
Lists exfoliating acid, parabens
Henkel
Diadermine Bi-Phase Express Oogreinigingslotion
Lists exfoliating acid
Henkel
Eau Démaquillante Express 3 en 1 Visage, Yeux et Lèvres
Lists fragrance
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