A synthetic ingredient that functions as a skin-conditioning and occlusive agent. Read More »
Categories: Emollients
Used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics. Read More »
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients
Categories: Emollients, Thickeners/Emulsifiers
Emollient derived from lanolin. Read More »
An ester of lanolin alcohol uses as an emollient and occlusive agent. An ester is a compound formed... Read More »
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Categories: Emollients, Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
Categories: Emollients, Antioxidants, Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Plant Extracts
Categories: Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients
Categories: Emollients, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Thickeners/Emulsifiers
A group of organic compounds that have a vast range of forms and uses in cosmetics. In some benign... Read More »
Categories: Emollients, Irritants, Surfactants/Detergent Cleansing Agents, Absorbent
Algae are very simple, chlorophyll-containing organisms in a family that includes more than 20,000... Read More »
Categories: Emollients, Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
Brown algae. Read More »
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
Non-volatile oil extracted from the seeds of almonds and used as an emollient. Read More »
Emollient used in cosmetics that also has water-binding properties. Read More »
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Categories: Emollients, Slip Agents, Silicones
Emollient plant oil pressed from the seeds of apricots, and similar to other nonfragrant plant oils. Read More »
Categories: Emollients, Plant Extracts
Derived from peanut oil and used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics. Read More »
Produced from phospholipids and fatty acids. There is research showing that this is potentially... Read More »
Waxy substance used as a thickening agent and emollient in cosmetics. Read More »
Extract of the plant commonly known as the peanut. It can have emollient and anti-inflammatory... Read More »
Categories: Anti-Irritants, Emollients, Plant Extracts
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