| Average |
Extract that can have antioxidant properties (Source: Journal of Nutrition, November 2001, pages...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
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| Good |
Emollient, nonfragrant plant oil.
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Emollients
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| Average |
Abrasive used in scrub products; not preferred to polyethylene beads.
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Categories:
Scrub Agents
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| Good |
The most widely used cosmetic ingredient; water is almost always listed first on an ingredient...
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Categories:
Miscellaneous
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| Average |
There is a small amount of research showing that dietary intake of watercress can inhibit the...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
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| Good |
A blend of amino acids from wheat protein after it has been broken down via hydrolysis. Most often...
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Categories:
Miscellaneous
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| Good |
Used as emollient and thickening agents in cosmetics.
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Categories:
Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients
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| Good |
Emollient plant oil similar to all nonfragrant plant oils.
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Emollients
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| Good |
See
natural moisturizing factor (NMF)
,
protein
Categories:
Skin-Identical/Repairing Ingredients
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| Good |
Milk contains two primary proteins, casein and whey. When cheese is produced these more liquid...
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Categories:
Antioxidants
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| Good |
A form of protein derived from milk. An animal-derived ingredient, whey protein functions as a hair...
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Categories:
Miscellaneous
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| Average |
Contains components that can have both anti-irritant as well as inflammatory properties (Source:...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Irritants, Anti-Irritants
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| Poor |
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oak root extract
Categories:
Irritants, Antibacterial/Anti-Acne, Plant Extracts
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| Best |
Extract from the minimally processed buds and leaves of green tea. There is research showing that...
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Categories:
Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
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| Good |
See
willow bark
Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Plant Extracts
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| Poor |
See
ginger extract
Categories:
Irritants, Plant Extracts, Anti-Irritants
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| Average |
The roots of wild yams were used in the first commercial production of oral contraceptives, topical...
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Categories:
Plant Extracts
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| Good |
Contains salicin, a substance that when taken orally is converted by the digestive process to...
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Categories:
Anti-Irritants, Plant Extracts
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| Best |
See
Epilobium angustifolium extract
Categories:
Antibacterial/Anti-Acne, Anti-Irritants
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| Poor |
Can be very irritating and sensitizing (Source: www.naturaldatabase.com).
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Categories:
Plant Extracts, Irritants
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| Poor |
Commonly used plant extract that can have potent antioxidant properties (Sources: Phytotherapy...
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Categories:
Irritants, Anti-Irritants, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
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