Ingredient Dictionary

PHENYLPROPANOL

Helps mask the smell of other ingredients and helps preserve the product formulation

ISOEUGENOL

FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES

Help attract water to the upper layer of the skin

FUCUS VESICULOSUS EXTRACT

COLLAGEN

Cannot penetrate the skin barrier so is not particularly useful in skincare products

BUTYLPARABEN

A preservative

LYSOLECITHIN

Lecithin derivative. It helps oil and water mix together and can enhance penetration of other ingredients. It helps soften the upper layer of the skin

LITSEA CUBEBA FRUIT OIL

An essential oil with a lemon-like smell that is extracted from a fruit grown in Asia. Used as a fragrance

BORON NITRIDE

Helps to absord oil and evenly disperse other ingredients (for example, pigment) in product formulation

VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER

A type of silicone that create a smooth product finish and can create an optical soft-focus effect on the skin. Helps to thicken the product consistency