Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters
A natural emulsifier that give creams a soft texture
Cetearyl Alcohol
A fatty alcohol with great emollient properties with the ability to add body to creams and lotions and well as helping to stabilise emulsions.
Cetearyl Olivate
An ester derived from cetyl alcohol and the fatty acids of olive oil. It helps to stabilise emulsions and provide body to creams and lotions
Cetyl Alcohol
A fatty acid with great emollient properties with the ability to add body to creams and lotions and well as helping to stabilise emulsions.
Darutoside
Decyl Glucoside
A naturally derived cleanisng agent that produces mild foam. Also helps with stabilisation of formulations. It is readily biodegradable
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
A mild cleansing agent, that produces good quality foam.
Glyceryl Behenate
Used to stabilise emulsions
Glyceryl Dibehenate
Used to stabilise emulsions
Glyceryl Stearate
A common emulsifier used to stabilise emulsion, normally used in conjubction with other emulsifiers
Glyceryl Stearate Se
A common emulsifier that can be used on its own to create emulsions
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Used to stabilise emulsions
Lecithin
Used to help oil and water mix to create a cream or lotion.
Maltodextrin
Usually derived from corn, rice or potatoes its used to stabilise emulsions, and has absorbent/mattifying properties.
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
A 4 amino acid peptide, that works by disrupting the production of interluekin-6 (a signal protein that promotes inflammation in the skin) and therefore reduces inflammation which can then slow the degradation of things like collagen.
Peg-10 Dimethicone
A silicone emulsifier that allows silicones/oils and water to mix
PEG-100 Stearate
Used to help mix oil and water to create an emulsion, can also be used to build body in a cream or lotion
Peg-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
Used to solubilise oils and oil soluble ingredients
Pentaerythrityl Distearate
Used as an emulsifier to help oil and water mix easily
Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax
Derived from beeswax this ingredients helps to stabilise emulsions
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Ingredient to help combine oil and water to create oil in water emulsions.
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
A naturally derived emulsifier to help stabilise oil in water emulsions
Polysorbate 60
Solubilisers allow us to include ingredients that wouldn't normally mix well within the formulation
PPG-26-Buteth-26
OUsed to help solubilise certain ingredients and provide stability in emulsions