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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Camphor

CAMPHOR

Denaturant, Masking, Plasticiser

Triethylhexanoin

TRIETHYLHEXANOIN

Hair conditioning, Masking, Perfuming, Skin conditioning

Isoleucine

ISOLEUCINE

Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate

SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Emulsifying, Foaming, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant

Ectoin

ECTOIN

Humectant, Anti-inflammatory, Skin conditioning

Microcrystalline Wax

MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX

Binding, Bulking, Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling

Ceteth-20

CETETH-20

Cleansing, Emulsifying, Surfactant

Linolenic Acid

LINOLENIC ACID

Emollient, Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair conditioning, Perfuming, Skin conditioning, Surfactant