The building blocks of skincare

Ingredient index

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3,519 ingredients

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Sodium Isethionate

SODIUM ISETHIONATE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Methionine

METHIONINE

Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Cysteine

CYSTEINE

Antioxidant, Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Hair waving or straightening, Masking, Reducing

Hectorite

HECTORITE

Absorbent, Bulking, Viscosity controlling

Pyridoxine

PYRIDOXINE

Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Bha

BHA

Antioxidant, Masking

Retinal

RETINAL

Retinoid, Skin conditioning

Zinc Stearate

ZINC STEARATE

Anticaking, Cosmetic colorant, Viscosity controlling