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.
Sodium Chloride is a very famous ingredeint also known as Salt. Yes, it’s the same salt you can find on your table. In cosmetics, it is used as a preservative helping the product to live longer. It is also used as a peeling agent in different scrubs. Human contact with this element since ancient times and that's why it is 100% safe.
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PEG-8 Distearate
Roles: Emulsifying, Surfactant
PEG
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Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Roles: Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion stabilizer, Film former, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling
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Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Roles: Anticaking, Viscosity controlling
Softening
Protection
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Fragrance
Roles: Deodorant, Fragrance, Masking
Fragrances
Fragrance is a mix of chemical ingredients (usually 20-30 chemicals but up to 200 sometimes) that help the product to smell better. It can hide many bad things. Synthetic fragrances may contain many different chemicals, but manufacturers don’t want to reveal each of them for some reason and hide them behind the word "Fragrance".
