Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of PCA (pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative). Sodium PCA occurs in the skin is part of the skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF). As such, it can...

Butylene glycol is a commonly used ingredient that plays multiple roles in cosmetics, including as a humectant, texture enhancer, solvent, and penetration enhancer. Research shows that butylene glycol not only helps increase the water content...

Myristyl myristate is the ester of the fatty alcohol myristyl alcohol and the fatty acid myristic acid. The result is a highly versatile cosmetic ingredient that works to improve texture, enhance spreadability, add opacity to...

C10-18 Triglycerides are a triester of glycerin and a mixture of normal and branched C10-18 fatty acids. These are available as white, waxy and odorless pellets. These are mainly fatty thickeners used to increase viscosity,...

Menthyl ethyl amido oxalate. Frescolat® X -cool from Symrise acts as a coolant. It is a synthetic menthol derivative. Gives an extreme sensation of freshness. Cold workable with excellent safety profile. Exhibits excellent thermal stability...

CI 42090 is a synthetic compound that gives a brilliant blue color to products such as shampoos, hair dyes and soaps. It is basically a dye that is widely used in the cosmetics industry. It...

Gooseberry (lat. Empetrum Nigrum) extract is a powerful antioxidant that protects and rebuilds all types of irritated skin. Revling fights the inflammation that causes the skin to swell, red. Since it is also astringent, it...

Denatured alcohol is a drying type of synthetic alcohol that irritates the skin and, when used in concentrations of 10% or more, weakens its barrier via depletion or improper reorganization of vital skin lipids. Typically,...

The skin-coloring properties of dihydroxyacetone DHA arise from a reaction with the amino acids and amino groups found in the top layer of the skin (stratum corneum) during the formation of high-molecular pigments (melanoinides). This...