Name |
Function |
Acetone |
Denaturant/Solvent |
Allantoin |
Soothing |
Almond oil |
Emollient |
Beeswax |
Binding/Emulsion stabilising/Viscosity controlling |
Benzyl alcohol |
Preservative/Solvent |
Butyl acetate |
Solvent |
Camphor |
Denaturant/Plasticiser |
Carbomer |
Emulsion stabilising/Viscosity controlling/Gel forming |
Cetyl alcohol |
Emollient/Emulsifying/Opacifying/Viscosity controlling |
Cholesterol |
Emollient/Emulsifying/Stabilising |
Dexpanthenol |
Antistatic/Hair conditioning/Skin conditioning |
Ethanol |
Solvent |
Glycerin |
Denaturant/Humectant/Solvent |
Glyceryl monostearate (GMS) |
Emollient/Emulsifying |
Glycine |
Antistatic/Buffering/Skin conditioning/Hair conditioning |
Hydrochloric acid |
Buffering |
Hydrogenated castor oil |
Emollient/Emulsifying/Surfactant/Viscosity controlling/Skin conditioning |
Isopropyl alcohol |
Antifoaming/Solvent/Viscosity controlling |
Isopropyl myristate |
Binding/Emollient/Solvent/Skin conditioning |
Isopropyl palmitate |
Antistatic/Binding/Emollient/Solvent/Skin conditioning |
Lanolin |
Antistatic/Emollient/Emulsifying/Skin conditioning/Hair conditioning/Surfactant |
Magnesium stearate |
Cosmetic colorant/Moisturising/Bulking/Anticaking |
Menthol |
Denaturant/Soothing/Refreshing/Masking |
Methyl salicylate |
Denaturant/Soothing |
Methylparaben |
Preservative |
Microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel) |
Absorbent/Emulsion stabilising/Opacifying/Viscosity controlling/Stabilising/Anticaking |
Paraffin |
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes |
Polysorbate (Tween) |
Emulsifying/Surfactant |
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) |
Antistatic/Binding/Emulsion stabilising/Film forming/Hair fixing |
Propylene glycol |
Humectant/Solvent/Skin conditioning/Viscosity controlling |
Propylparaben |
Preservative |
Resorcinol |
Hair dyeing |
Salicylic acid |
Preservative/Keratolytic |
Silicon dioxide (Silica) |
Abrasive/Absorbent/Opacifying/Viscosity controlling/Anticaking/Bulking |
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) |
Denaturant/Emulsifying/Surfactant/Foaming |
Sorbitan stearate (Span) |
Emulsifying |
Sorbitol |
Humectant/Plasticiser/Skin conditioning |
Stearic acid |
Emulsifying/Emulsion stabilising/Refatting/Cleansing |
Stearyl alcohol |
Emollient/Emulsion stabilising/Opacifying/Viscosity controlling/Foam boosting/Refatting |
Talc |
Absorbent/Bulking |