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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Lauroyl Lysine

LAUROYL LYSINE

Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling

Dextran

DEXTRAN

Binding, Viscosity controlling

Sodium Sulfite

SODIUM SULFITE

Hair waving or straightening, Preservative

Triheptanoin

TRIHEPTANOIN

Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant

Azelaic Acid

AZELAIC ACID

Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Tyrosinase inhibitor / brightening, Buffering, Masking

Pinene

PINENE

Antifoaming, Masking