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.
Cetearyl Alcohol is used mostly for formulation purposes. It’s a very good emulsifier and emulsion stabilizer. It helps the ingredients mix better and it makes the product spread on your skin evenly. It also makes the product thicker. It doesn’t belong to harmful alcohols and it will not dry your skin.
Propylene Glycol is a useful componet with many positive effects. It’s a very good moisturizer. It helps to deliver ingredients into deeper layers of the skin. It creates a protective layer on the skin preventing water loss. The component is researched very well and doesn’t have notable side effects. It’s used even for making food.
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PEG-75 Lanolin
Roles: Cleansing, Surfactant
Cleansing
Softening
PEG
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Polyquaternium-22
Roles: Antistatic, Film former, Hair fixative
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Olea Europaea Olive Fruit Oil
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Ceteareth-20
Roles: Cleansing, Surfactant
Softening
Comedogenic rating [ 2 ]
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Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Polysorbate-60 is an emulsifier, foam stabilizer, and surfactant. It’s considered to be safe but if the product contains PEG ingredients, Polysorbate may produce 1,4-Dioxane which can be harmful to your health.
