The building blocks of skincare

Ingredient index

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3,519 ingredients

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Coco-betaine

COCO-BETAINE

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

Steareth-20

STEARETH-20

Cleansing, Emulsifying, Surfactant

Polyethylene

POLYETHYLENE

Abrasive, Film forming, Viscosity controlling

Diisopropyl Adipate

DIISOPROPYL ADIPATE

Emollient, Masking, Plasticiser, Skin conditioning, Solvent

Mannitol

MANNITOL

Humectant, Binding, Masking, Moisturising, Skin conditioning

Biotin

BIOTIN

Antiseborrhoeic, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

Cellulose

CELLULOSE

Absorbent, Bulking, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling

Histidine

HISTIDINE

Humectant, Antistatic, Skin conditioning

Glutathione

GLUTATHIONE

Antioxidant, Tyrosinase inhibitor / brightening, Reducing

Asiaticoside

ASIATICOSIDE

Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Perfuming, Skin conditioning

Tin Oxide

TIN OXIDE

Abrasive, Bulking, Opacifying, Viscosity controlling

Aspartic Acid

ASPARTIC ACID

Antistatic, Hair conditioning, Masking, Skin conditioning

Bentonite

BENTONITE

Absorbent, Bulking, Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling

Phytic Acid

PHYTIC ACID

AHA exfoliant, Chelating, Chelating agent

Lanolin

LANOLIN

Emollient, Antistatic, Emulsifying, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning, Surfactant