| 1 |
aqua / water
| Plain old water |
| 2 |
glycerin
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
| 3 |
dimethicone
| A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish |
| 4 |
hydrogenated polyisobutene
| Used to improve the product consistency and soften the upper layer of the skin |
| 5 |
hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol
| A sugar-derived compound that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be able to stimulate synthesis of skin's own moisturizing factors, but solid research is lacking. It could be irritating |
| 6 |
alcohol denat.
| Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products |
| 7 |
propylene glycol
| Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin |
| 8 |
synthetic wax
| Used to stabilize product formulations and thicken product consistency |
| 9 |
nylon-12
| Used to create a nice product consistency |
| 10 |
peg-10 dimethicone
| A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss |
| 11 |
dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer
| Helps oil and water mix together |
| 12 |
hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid
| Used to regulate product's pH |
| 13 |
methyldihydrojasmonate
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| 14 |
sodium hyaluronate
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin |
| 15 |
sodium polyacrylate
| Used to create a gel-like product texture, as well as to stabilize emulsions |
| 16 |
adenosine
| Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to stimulate collagen production in skin |
| 17 |
disodium edta
| Stabilizes the product formulation |
| 18 |
propylene carbonate
| Is used to dissolve other ingredients and create nice product texture |
| 19 |
synthetic fluorphlogopite
| A mineral that is used to improve the texture of cosmetic products |
| 20 |
disteardimonium hectorite
| A type of clay that is used to thicken the product consistency |
| 21 |
phenoxyethanol
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products |
| 22 |
ci 15985 / yellow 6
| A colorant |
| 23 |
ci 77891 / titanium dioxide
| Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin |
| 24 |
parfum / fragrance
| An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients |
