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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Honey Extract
Roles: Skin conditioning, Humectant, Moisturising
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Dibutyl Adipate
Roles: Skin conditioning, Emollient, Film former, Solvent
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Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Protection
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Mexoryl Sx
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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.
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.
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Methylpropanediol
Roles: Solvent
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Tromethamine
Roles: Buffering, Fragrance, Masking
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Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
Roles: Emollient, Emulsifying, Surfactant
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1,2-Hexanediol
Roles: Solvent
Moisturizing
Good for dry skin
1,2-Hexanediol can do a lot of good things for the formulation of the product. It’s an emollient, preservative, and humectant. It keeps skin hydrated and soft. It’s a good component for dry and dehydrated skin.
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Caprylyl Methicone
Roles: Skin conditioning
Softening
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Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Protection
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Polysilicone-15
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Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp Copolymer
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Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
Roles: Emulsifying, Surfactant
Softening
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Tinosorb S
Roles: Skin conditioning, Hair conditioning
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Glyceryl Stearate SE
Roles: Emulsifying, Surfactant
Moisturizing
Softening
Comedogenic rating [ 3 ]
Bad for oily skin
Glyceryl Stearate SE is a nice moisturizing ingredient. It hydrates the upper layers of the skin and fills small wrinkles. In haircare products, it's used for making hair softer.
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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.
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Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
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HydroxyacetophenoneAntioxidant
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Polyether-1
Roles: Viscosity controlling
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Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Roles: Skin conditioning, Emollient, Emulsifying
Moisturizing
Softening
Malassezia unsafe
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Ethylhexylglycerin
Roles: Skin conditioning, Deodorant
Moisturizing
Softening
Antiseptic
Deodorant
Ethylhexylglycerin makes the skin softer, smoother and more hydrated. It acts deeply but without any heavy or sticky feeling. In haircare products, it works as a conditioner and scalp cleanser. It is safe but only in concentration below 8% in rinse-off products and below 2% in leave-on products. Can be an irritator in higher concentrations. In general, this component is great if you see it somewhere at the bottom of the list.
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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.
