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Synthetic ingredients
Ingredients sourced from synthetic materials.
14 ingredients in this view.
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
3-O-エチルアスコルビン酸 (3-O-Echiru asukorubin-san)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
4-Methoxysalicylic Acid Potassium Salt
4-メトキシサリチル酸カリウム塩 (4-Metokishi sarichirusan kariumu en) · INCI: Potassium Methoxysalicylate
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
4-n-Butylresorcinol
4-n-ブチルレゾルシノール (4-n-Buchiru rezorushinōru) · INCI: Butylresorcinol
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
5,5'-Dipropyl-Biphenyl-2,2'-Diol
5,5'-ジプロピル-ビフェニル-2,2'-ジオール (Dipuropiru bifenīru jiōru) · INCI: Magnolignan / Dipropyl Biphenyl Diol (specification-dependent)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Arbutin
アルブチン (Arubuchin)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Ascorbyl Glucoside
アスコルビルグルコシド (Asukorubiru gurukoshido)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
グリチルリチン酸2K (Guricchirurichin-san 2 K)
Supplements · Amino acids & peptides
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)
γ-アミノ酪酸 (Gamma amino rakusan) · INCI: Aminobutyric Acid (cosmetic context)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Isopropyl Methylphenol (IPMP)
イソプロピルメチルフェノール (Isopuropiru mechiru fenōru) · INCI: o-Cymen-5-ol
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
アスコルビン酸リン酸Mg (Asukorubin-san rinsan magunesiumu)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Niacinamide
ナイアシンアミド (Naiashin amido)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
グリチルレチン酸ステアリル (Guricchiruretin-san suteariru)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Tranexamic Acid
トラネキサム酸 (Toranekisamu-san)
Cosmetics · Quasi-drug actives
Trans-3,4'-Dimethyl-3-Hydroxyflavanone
トランス-3,4'-ジメチル-3-ヒドロキシフラバノン (Toransu jimechiru hidorokishi furabanon) · INCI: Flavanone derivative (specification-dependent)
FAQ: Synthetic ingredients
Q. Why browse Japanese ingredients by origin type?
Browse Japanese ingredients by source category — plant-derived, marine, fermented, microbial, animal, mineral, or synthetic. This page lists 14 ingredients tagged with the Synthetic origin type, helping formulators and brand planners shortlist candidates by use case rather than by category alone. Examples include 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, 4-Methoxysalicylic Acid Potassium Salt, 4-n-Butylresorcinol, and 5,5'-Dipropyl-Biphenyl-2,2'-Diol.
Sources
- OEM JAPAN — glossary navigation taxonomy
Q. Does 'Synthetic' classification affect export documentation?
Yes. Animal-origin ingredients require BSE/TSE statements for many markets; marine-origin ingredients commonly need radiation-test certificates for post-2011 Japan exports; microbial/fermented ingredients may require non-GMO and substrate-origin documentation. Buyers should request the relevant ingredient-class documentation up front.
Sources
- Industry knowledge — Japanese ingredient export documentation
Industry-knowledge claim — not yet pinned to a single primary source