| Good |
Film-forming agent.
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Categories:
Film-Forming/Holding Agents
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| Good |
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VA/crotonates
Categories:
Film-Forming/Holding Agents
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| Best |
Latin term for cranberry.
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Plant Extracts, Anti-Irritants, Antioxidants
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| Good |
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bilberry extract
Categories:
Plant Extracts
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| Good |
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amino acid
Categories:
Antioxidants, Skin-Identical/Repairing Ingredients
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| Good |
Extract used primarily as a fragrance and flavoring agent. The vanilla plant is a source of...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Anti-Irritants
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| Average |
Stimulates the growth of blood vessels.
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Cell-Communicating Ingredients
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| Poor |
Fragrant extract that can be a skin irritant.
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Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts, Irritants
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| Poor |
Fragrant component in skin-care products that also has some antibacterial properties (Source:...
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Antibacterial/Anti-Acne, Plant Extracts, Irritants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
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| Good |
Blend of silicone polymers that functions as a thickening agent and texture enhancer.
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Thickeners, Silicones
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| Average |
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pansy extract
Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
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| Poor |
Also known as khella, when taken orally there is concern that it may cause nausea, dizziness,...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts
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| Best |
Considered a good antioxidant in some of its various forms, particularly as retinol and retinyl...
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Vitamins
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| Good |
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thiamine HCL
Categories:
Vitamins
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| Good |
May be effective in the treatment of psoriasis (Source: Dermatology, 2001, volume 203, number 2,...
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Vitamins
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| Average |
There is no research showing this has any benefit when applied topically to skin. However, there is...
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Irritants, Vitamins
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| Best |
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niacinamide
Categories:
Vitamins, Cell-Communicating Ingredients
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| Good |
Also known as pantothenic acid.
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Categories:
Vitamins
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| Average |
There is no research showing it to have benefit for skin.
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Categories:
Vitamins
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| Best |
Water-soluble vitamin that is considered a potent antioxidant for skin. It has been shown to...
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Vitamins
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| Good |
A fat-soluble vitamin (actually, it's a hormone) that may have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and...
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Categories:
Vitamins, Antioxidants
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| Best |
Considered an antioxidant superstar. It is one of the most well-known and researched antioxidants,...
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Categories:
Vitamins, Antioxidants
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| Best |
Name sometimes used to represent essential fatty acids of linoleic acid and linolenic acid. These...
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Vitamins, Emollients, Cell-Communicating Ingredients
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| Good |
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biotin
Categories:
Vitamins
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| Good |
Technically known as phytonadione, vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin manufactured in the liver....
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Categories:
Vitamins
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