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.
Butylene Glycol is a very popular synthetic alcohol. It helps the product to absorb deeper and faster. It is also a solvent for other ingredients. As for the skin benefits, it helps to attract water and helps to make the skin softer.
Panthenol is a proud member of a league of the best-performing components. It's a stable form of Vitamin B5 and is also known as Pro-Vitamin B5. It’s a very good and effective component for hydration, healing, and soothing irritated skin. It works so soft and gentle that it’s even recommended for people with skin problems like eczema.
In haircare products it’s used for protecting the fiber. It’s researched very well and doesn’t have any negative side effects.
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice is a natural juice received from Aloe leaves. It has been used in cosmetics for hundreds of ages. Scientists have discovered that it contains more than 200 nutrients: minerals, amino acids, vitamins, and so on. It’s a good component for calming irritated skin. It also helps to heal wounds, helps the skin regenerate faster, improves collagen syncretization, tones up, and moisturizes the skin. It also provides a slight UV-filtering effect.
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Glyceryl Glucoside
Moisturizing
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Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract
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Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) ExtractAntioxidant
Roles: Astringent
UV Protection
Soothing
Lightening
Tones up skin
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Brassica Oleracea Capitata (Cabbage) Leaf Extract
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract
Roles: Fragrance
Soothing
Antiseptic
Tones up skin
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Raphanus Sativus (Radish) Seed Extract
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Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Extract
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Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Powder
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Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Roles: Skin conditioning, Flavoring, Humectant
Soothing
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Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Roles: Emulsion stabilizer, Viscosity controlling
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Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Roles: Antistatic, Binding, Emulsion stabilizer, Film former, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling
Glycerin is one of the most outstanding and helpful skincare components. It's used in many skincare products because it works and provides notable results. It's one of the best moisturizers. Molecules of Glycerin can absorb water and deliver it into deep layers of the skin making it hydrated.
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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Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit ExtractAntioxidant
Roles: Skin conditioning
Rejuvenation
Regeneration
Body hair removal
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Azadirachta Indica Flower Extract
Roles: Skin conditioning
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Acorus Calamus Root Extract
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Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
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Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
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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".
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Disodium EDTA
Roles: Chelating, Viscosity controlling
Disodium EDTA is an emulsion stabilizer and chelating agent. It deactivates the metal ions preventing them from reacting with other active ingredients. It improves the stability of a cosmetic formula and keeps the product’s consistency, texture, and pH unchanged. It doesn’t have any skincare effects and is used for formulation purposes only.