The building blocks of skincare

Ingredient index

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3,519 ingredients

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Ceramide Ap

CERAMIDE AP

Ceramide / barrier lipid, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Eugenol

EUGENOL

Denaturant, Perfuming, Tonic

Dibutyl Adipate

DIBUTYL ADIPATE

Emollient, Film forming, Plasticiser, Skin conditioning, Solvent

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE

Humectant, Anti-inflammatory, Tyrosinase inhibitor / brightening, Skin conditioning

Hexylene Glycol

HEXYLENE GLYCOL

Emulsifying, Perfuming, Skin conditioning, Surfactant, Solvent

Sclerotium Gum

SCLEROTIUM GUM

Emulsion stabilising, Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling

Menthol

MENTHOL

Denaturant, Masking, Refreshing, Soothing

Caffeine

CAFFEINE

Antioxidant, Masking, Skin conditioning

Cera Microcristallina

CERA MICROCRISTALLINA

Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling

Glycine

GLYCINE

Antistatic, Buffering, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Gluconolactone

GLUCONOLACTONE

PHA exfoliant, Chelating, Skin conditioning

Xylitol

XYLITOL

Humectant, Skin conditioning

Microcrystalline Cellulose

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE

Absorbent, Anticaking, Bulking, Emulsion stabilising, Opacifying, Stabilising, Viscosity controlling