The building blocks of skincare

Ingredient index

Get to know what goes into a formula. Explore each ingredient’s role, the research that examines it and the products where it appears.

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3,519 ingredients

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Phytic Acid

PHYTIC ACID

AHA exfoliant, Chelating, Chelating agent

Squalene

SQUALENE

Emollient, Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Refatting, Skin conditioning

Canola Oil

CANOLA OIL

Skin conditioning, Skin conditioning emollient

Nylon-12

NYLON-12

Bulking, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling

Isopropyl Alcohol

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

Antifoaming, Perfuming, Viscosity controlling, Solvent

Laureth-4

LAURETH-4

Antistatic, Emulsifying, Masking, Surfactant

Phenylalanine

PHENYLALANINE

Hair conditioning, Masking, Skin conditioning

Algin

ALGIN

Binding, Masking, Viscosity controlling