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Mexoryl SX
Categories:
Sunscreen Actives
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Skin-conditioning agent that also functions in cosmetics as a stabilizer. There is limited research...
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Miscellaneous
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Acronym for ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, a stabilizer used in cosmetics to prevent ingredients...
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Miscellaneous
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Egg yolk is mostly water and lipids (fats), especially cholesterol, which makes it a good emollient...
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Emollients
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Fatty acid derived from salmon oil; it is a good emollient for skin. It has also been shown to...
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Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Cell-Communicating Ingredients, Emollients
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palm oil
Categories:
Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Emollients
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Major component of skin that gives it flexibility. Sun damage causes elastin in skin to...
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Skin-Identical/Repairing Ingredients
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Has potent antioxidant properties (Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine, July 2000, pages...
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Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
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Latin name Inula helenium; it is a plant that can be very irritating to the skin and can trigger...
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Irritants, Plant Extracts
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Potent antioxidant compound found in pomegranate and most berries. Research has shown that, like...
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Categories:
Antioxidants
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Supple, waxlike, lubricating, thickening agents that prevent water loss and have a softening and...
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Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients
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| Good |
The emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) is a large, flightless bird indigenous to Australia. The oil...
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Emollients
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| Good |
When it comes to cosmetics, an emulsifier refers to any ingredient that helps keep unlike...
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Categories:
Thickeners/Emulsifiers
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Can be a skin irritant due to its stimulant and astringent (skin-constricting) properties (Source:...
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Plant Extracts, Irritants
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Sunscreen agent, formerly known as phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid. Ensulizole is the established...
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Sunscreen Actives
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Extract from green algae.
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Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Emollients, Thickeners/Emulsifiers
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| Good |
Vast group of protein molecules, produced by all living things, that act as catalysts in chemical...
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Categories:
Cell-Communicating Ingredients, Leave-On Exfoliant
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Stimulates cell division of many different cell types. There is research showing it to be helpful...
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Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Cell-Communicating Ingredients
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One of the active constituents of green tea believed to be responsible for its many health...
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Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
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Extract derived from a plant commonly known as fireweed or willow herb. Can have antimicrobial...
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Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Antibacterial/Anti-Acne
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| Poor |
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horsetail extract
Categories:
Irritants, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
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| Good |
Technical name for vitamin D.
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Vitamins
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A substance derived from animal tissue or various types of mushrooms that has potent antioxidant...
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Anti-Irritants
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loquat extract
Categories:
Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
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Stimulates the growth of cells that carry oxygen throughout the body (Source: Melanoma Research,...
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Cell-Communicating Ingredients
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