Potassium lactate is the potassium salt of lactic acid. It is mostly used as a preservative and color stabilizer in meat products to extend their shelf life due to its ability to fight bacteria that...

Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, is a highly alkaline (also known as "base") ingredient used in small amounts in cosmetics to establish and maintain a product's pH in an acidic or basic formula. This...

A vegetable wax that comes from the leaves of the Brazilian tropical palm tree, Copernicia cerifera. Like other types of wax, it is used to stabilize and add volume to products or to hold stick-type...

Cera microcristallina is used as a thickener and to give products a semi-solid to solid smooth texture. Mostly used in lip care products. https://www.paulaschoice.com/ingredient-dictionary/ingredient-cera-microcristallina.html?q=Cera%20Microcristallina&fdid=ingredients. Gives increased viscosity Cera Microcristallina is a wax used to make...

Palmitic acid is a fatty acid found naturally in the skin, as well as in palm oil, palm kernel oil, butter, cheese and meat. It is the most common fatty acid found in animals, plants...

Stearic acid is a versatile fatty acid that acts as an emollient, emulsifier, cleanser and texture-enhancing ingredient in skin care formulas. It has been shown to protect the skin's surface from water loss and help...

Acrylates/vinyl isodecanoate Crosspolymer is a copolymer of the ester of vinyl isodecanoate and one or more monomers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one of their simple esters cross-linked with polyalkenyl polyether. https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/700161-ACRYLATES_VINYL_ISODECANOATE_CROSSPOLYMER/ https://cosmetics.specialchem.com/inci-ingredients/acrylates-vinyl-isodecanoate-crosspolymer

Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of carbohydrate that consists of several sugar molecules linked together. It is produced by fermentation of simple sugars. The fermentation process uses the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, which is...

Ceteth-20 phosphate is a mild cleaning agent made from chemical combinations of phosphoric acid and the mild fatty alcohol cetyl alcohol. It is most often mixed with emulsifiers to help create and maintain the stability...