The building blocks of skincare

Ingredient index

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3,519 ingredients

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Lauramidopropyl Betaine

LAURAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE

Antistatic, Cleansing, Foam boosting, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant

Ammonium Lactate

AMMONIUM LACTATE

Humectant, Buffering, Keratolytic, Skin conditioning

Thymol

THYMOL

Denaturant, Hair dyeing, Masking

Theanine

THEANINE

Humectant, Emollient, Skin conditioning

Heliotropine

HELIOTROPINE

Masking, Perfuming, Skin conditioning