Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.
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Lactobacillus/rye Flour Ferment
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Vaccinium Myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruit ExtractAntioxidant
Roles: Skin conditioning
Cleansing
Soothing
Regeneration
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Pentylene Glycol
Roles: Skin conditioning, Solvent
Moisturizing
Hair conditioning
Pentylene Glycol is a great replacement for Propylene Glycol. It has very similar characteristics but it’s derived from plants (usually from corn). Natural cosmetics lovers will find this component very useful. It enhances the moisturizing effect of cosmetic products, improves the efficiency of preservatives and it’s an effective emulsifier. It’s approved by ECOCERT and COSMOS so it’s considered to be 100% safe and can be used in vegan products.
Lactic Acid is the most popular and the least aggressive acid among all the AHAs. Unlike Salicylic and Glycolic acids which can irritate your skin, Lactic Acid will hardly cause any problems. The combination of its soft action and effectiveness makes it a real brilliant. It exfoliates dead cells, makes the skin tone even, clears pores, kills bacteria, moisturizes the skin and helps to keep water, helps the cells to produce Hyaluronic Acid. It also works as a strong antioxidant and anti-aging component.
It's a great acid for getting familiar with the world of AHAs. If you want to start using "fruit acids" but struggling for some reason, try to use Lactic Acid first. If your skin accepts it well, you can try stronger acids.
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Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
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Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Fragrance (Parfum) +
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Cinnamomum Camphora (Camphor) Leaf Oil
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil
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Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
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Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
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Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil
Roles: Fragrance, Masking
Comedogenic rating [ 2 ]
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Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil
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Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Roles: Antidandruff, Antimicrobial
Radish Root Ferment Filtrate is a 100% natural preservative. It's not as strong as its chemical alternatives, but it can be used in organic products.
Xanthan Gum is used as a thickener or rheology modifier and emulsion stabilizer. It doesn’t provide any notable skin-related effects and is used mostly for formulation purposes. It makes the product’s texture smooth and even. It’s a naturally-derived thickener. Notable fact: it can also be found in the food you eat every day, so it is 100% safe.
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Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum
Roles: Binding, Emulsion stabilizer, Film former, Fragrance, Masking, Viscosity controlling
Softening
Hair conditioning
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Menthyl Lactate
Roles: Flavoring, Fragrance, Masking
Soothing
Tones up skin
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Silica
Silica is used for improving texture of the product. It helps the product to spread out evenly. Very often it’s used in different exfoliants as an abrasive. It's safe and non-toxic.
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Iron Oxides
Roles: Colorant
Moisturizing
Iron Oxides are colorants. They give different colors to the product: yellow, red, or black. Different scientific researches show that they are much safer than other organic colorants. That's because they are much more stable and they don’t provoke allergic reactions. Though they can be received from minerals organically, manufacturers don’t use natural Iron Oxides. They chemically synthesize them in a laboratory to get a pure component without extra chemicals.
