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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Silk in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Silk is a cosmetic ingredient that adds volume to a powder. It is not vegan: it comes from silkworms. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 6 products, most often face makeup.

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What does Silk do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Silk adds volume to a powder. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: bulking.

bulking

What other names and numbers does Silk have?

CosIng reference
92464

Is Silk vegan?

No. Silk comes from silkworms. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youIt comes from silkworms.
VegetarianNot for youIt comes from silkworms.

Which products contain Silk?

Open Beauty Facts finds Silk in the ingredient lists of 6 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often face makeup, foundations and shampoos.

  • Face makeup1
  • Foundations1
  • Shampoos1

Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 2 · Canada 1 · Tunisia 1 · China 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Silk turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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