Used as a biocide (to help cleanse the skin or prevent odor), and as an emollient for hair (retains moisture).
Used as a solvent (dissolves ingredients), as a humectant (draws in moisture), and as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).
Sodium salt of a fatty acid ester derived from coconut oil, used as a surfactant (to cleanse).
Derived from coconut, this compound is used to increase foam, as a surfactant (reduce surface tension of ingredients to facilitate cleansing), and as an emollient for hair (retain moisture).
A polymer used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture), as a film former (gives smooth feel to skin, hair or nails), as an adhesive, as an artificial nail builder, as a dispersing agent (helps solids disperse in liquids), and as a binding agent.
An ester of fatty acids from olive oil used to help prevent moisture loss
A fatty alcohol derived from stearic acid used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture), surfactant (by keeping unlike ingredients together and to increase foam), opacifying (gives pearly look), and to control viscosity (thickness).
Oil from safflower seeds used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage), as a fragrance, as an occlusive (help hold moisture in).
Used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).
Apple fruit extract used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture).
Extract from the leaves of Camellia sinensis plants, used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage), as an antimicrobial (preservative), as an astringent (tightens and tones the skin), an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), and as a fragrance.
Also known as provitamin b5, this is used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture) and solvent (dissolves ingredients in a solution).
Oil from mandarin orange peels, used as an emollient (retain moisture) and fragrance
An essential oil from fennel herbs used as an astringent (to tighten and tone the skin), as a fragrance, and emollient (retain moisture)
An essential oil obtained from lavender flowers used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and as a fragrance.
Essential oil from orange mint plants used as a fragrance.
Plant based oil from babussa nuts helps prevent moisture loss.
Essential oil from the flowering tops and leaves of rosemary plants used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture) and fragrance.
Essential oil from the whole clary plant used as a fragrance.
A sweet smelling compound used as a fragrance, flavoring agent, and is an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage).
Oil derived from the meat of coconuts, used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture), fragrance, and solvent (dissolve ingredients).
Algae extract used as a fragrance and emollient for skin (retain moisture).
A hydrocarbon (made from carbon and hydrogen), used as an emollient for hair (retains moisture) and as an occlusive for skin (helps hold moisture in).
An alcohol used as a humectant (draws in moisture) and emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture), and as a preservative.
Fermented Brewer's yeast used as an emollient (retain moisture)
An organic compound derived from guar gum used to control viscosity (thickness), as a film former (smooth feel to the skin, hair, or nails), and as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture).
An organic compound used as a hair and skin humectant (draws in moisture), as a skin protectant, as a denaturant (removes alcohol from alcohol), as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), as a solvent (helps other ingredients dissolve in a solution), for oral care, and to decrease viscosity (thickness).
An organic salt that is used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture) surfactant (to cleanse), and as an antistatic agent.
Product of Fermented bacteria (postbiotic) used as an emollient for skin (retain moisture).
Used as an antimicrobial (preservative) and as a deodorant (remove odor).
Used as an emulsion stabilizer (prevents separation of ingredients), as a surfactant (distribute solids in liquids) and as a surfactant (increase solubility in water).
A carbohydrate derived from glucose or sucrose (sugars), used to increase viscosity (thickness), as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture), as an emulsion stabilizer (prevent separation of ingredients), and as a binder (brings ingredients together).
An organic salt used as a preservative.
An organic compound used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture) and deodorant.
Fatty alcohols from coconut acid used emulsion stabilizer; foam booster, and to increase viscosity.
Extract from radish, used as an emollient (retain moisture) and astringent (removes excess oil)
An essential amino acid, a key building block of protein, used as an emollient (retains moisture), for oral care (provides cosmetic effects to mouth), and as a pH adjuster (to control pH).
A type of alpha hydroxy acid, an organic acid, used as an exfoliant, as a ph adjuster, and for hair straightening/waving.
Used for antistatic (helps with frizz), as a film former (smooth feel to skin, hair, or nails), as an emollient for hair (retain moisture) and as a hair fixative (holds hair in place).
An alcohol used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture), as a solvent (helps other ingredients dissolve in a solution), and as a preservative.
An alcohol used as an emollient, as a humectant for skin and hair (draws in moisture), solvent (dissolves ingredients), control thickness (viscosity), and as a fragrance.
Also known as table salt, used to increase viscosity (thickness), for flavoring, as a binder (brings ingredients together), and as an abrasive (exfoliant).
A compound derived from potassium salt, used as a preservative.
A sodium salt of benzoic acid used as a preservative.
An organic acid used as a pH adjuster (control ph) and as a chelating agent (binds to metal ions to break down trace metals).
An organic compound used as a fragrance and as a deodorant.
