INCI names / Vitamin E (tocopherol)
Vitamin E (tocopherol) INCI name
The INCI name for vitamin E (tocopherol) is Tocopherol. The tools list it by that name in every product, soap included, at the weight you enter.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Tocopherol |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap | Tocopherol, as added |
| On a US label | Tocopherol |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same name as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the name has another entry number. |
| What it is used for (CosIng) | antioxidant, fragrance, skin conditioning (miscellaneous), skin conditioning (occlusive) |
| Also entered as | tocopherol, tocopherols, mixed tocopherols, d-alpha tocopherol |
Glossary citation: Tocopherol #28929 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
Typed as "Vitamin E"? "Vitamin E" is sold as tocopherol or as tocopheryl acetate, and often diluted in a carrier oil. Enter it as your supplier's sheet names it ("Tocopherol" or "Tocopheryl acetate"), or add "inci:" with the full list for a blend.
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "tocopherol, 5", and the tool prints the name for the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records, and the uses are those CosIng, the Commission's cosmetic ingredient database, lists. A labelling reference.