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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Isopentane

ISOPENTANE

Propellant, Viscosity controlling, Solvent

Pvp

PVP

Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Film forming, Hair fixing, Viscosity controlling

Cocamide Mea

COCAMIDE MEA

Emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising, Foam boosting, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant

Boron Nitride

BORON NITRIDE

Absorbent, Opacifying, Skin conditioning

Ozokerite

OZOKERITE

Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling

Lysine

LYSINE

Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Synthetic Beeswax

SYNTHETIC BEESWAX

Binding agent, Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling

Ceresin

CERESIN

Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Hair conditioning, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling