Caprylyl Glycol is a vey popular skincare ingredient. It makes the product spread better and feel better on your skin. It’s a preservative and it improves the effect of other preservatives. It’s also a humectant which helps to retain water. It’s good for keeping your skin in good shape. But manufacturers use it as a supporting component rather than the main one.
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Carthamus Tinctorius (Organic Safflower) Seed Oil
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Water
Roles: Flavoring, Fragrance, Masking
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Cocoglycerides
Roles: Skin conditioning, Emollient, Emulsifying
Malassezia unsafe
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Commiphora Myrrha Leaf Cell Extract
Roles: Masking
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Cucumber Sativus (Organic Cucumber) Fruit Extract
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Dicaprylyl Carbonate
Roles: Skin conditioning, Emollient
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Euterpe Oleracea Pulp Oil
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Flavor
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Glycerin Organic
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Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Helianthus Annuus (Organic Sunflower) Seed Oil
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Hydrogen Dimethicone
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Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer
Roles: Film former, Hair conditioning, Hair fixative
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.
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Octyldodecyl Oleate
Roles: Skin conditioning, Emollient
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Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Plankton Extract
Roles: Skin conditioning
Soothing
Nutrifying
Regeneration
Protection
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Propanediol
Roles: Solvent, Viscosity controlling
Moisturizing
Hair conditioning
Propanediol is a good solvent, emollient and humectant. It helps to moisturize the skin and prevent moisture loss. In haircare products, it conditions hair and improves absorption of the product.
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract is an organic herbal extract derived from Rosemary. It contains a lot of useful chemicals like rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, betulinic acid, carnosic acid, ursolic acid, carnosol, and camphor. These chemicals help the ingredient to lower inflammation, kill bacteria and fungus, and decrease pain. It’s a great antioxidant to counter signs of aging. It helps tighten the skin and improves elasticity. It also helps to get rid of small wrinkles and fine lines.
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Sodium Citrate
Roles: Buffering, Chelating, Masking
Sodium Citrate is a water-soluble soft organic surfactant with strong stabilizing and conditioning effects. It helps to produce foam and lowers the negative impact of hard water on your skin and hair. It also helps to regulate the pH level of the product. It’s a natural ingredient and it’s safe for most people. It’s used in food (additive number E331).
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Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Roles: Chelating
Cleansing
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Water
Roles: Solvent
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.
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.
