1,2-Hexanediol is glycol alcohol (with two hydroxy groups on 1 and 2 positions and six carbon atoms), a multifunctional ingredient used as a solvent, emollient, moisturizing agent, and preservative in skin and hair care applications.
Emollient
Emollients are among the most versatile and essential ingredients used in personal care products today. They allow formulators to control the final product's all-important feel.
Emollients are designed to help formulators deliver particular sensory experiences into personal care formulations. Properties important in this class of ingredients are firmness, spreadability, greasiness, absorbency, slipperiness, gloss, and others.
But beyond that, emollients can provide a range of functionalities – from moisturization, solubilization, and lubrication to improving skin's elasticity and substantivity and adding gloss.
Careful selection of an emollient can invigorate the formula, making it perfect for the application. So what's the problem? There are literally thousands of choices of emollients available for evaluation—and a product needs to be finished right away.Abyssinian oil (Crambe oil) achieves a significant improvement on the surface structure as well as the evenness of the skin tone.
The gum of acacia is considered highly nutritious. During the gum harvest, the Moors of the desert are said to live almost entirely on it. It has been proven that 6 ounces is sufficient to support an adult for 24 hours.
Acetylated lanolin alcohol is an ester of acetic acid and lanolin alcohol, an almost odorless, yellowish oil. It is used in skincare preparations and makeup as an emollient with a velvety feel.
Acetylated lanolin alcohol reduces the greasiness and tackiness of emulsions.
Kiwi is an egg-shaped fruit with a fuzzy brown outer skin and sweet, green flesh. It is an odd but appealing native of New Zealand, the leading producer of kiwi fruit in the world.
Contains micro-nutrients such as iron, manganese, zinc, magnesium, copper.
Greek historian Discorides recorded the use of aloe as a healing herb more than 2000 years ago. The gel was applied externally to wounds to clear blemishes, soothe itches, and maintain healthy skin. There is a legend that Cleopatra massaged fresh aloe into her skin daily to preserve her beauty.
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer is a white powder, a pre-neutralized hydrophobically modified sulfonic acid copolymer used as an emulsion stabilizer with the ability to stabilize high levels of oils.
Amodimethicone Glycerocarbamate is a milky white medium viscous liquid, an EO-free water-in-silicone/water-in-oil emulsifier with an HLB value of ~5.
Aprilose is a natural polymer containing in apricot kernel oil. It smooths, calms and soothes irritated skin.
Labeled as Aqua, Eau, or just simple Water, it is the first ingredient in most personal care formulas. At first sight, water is just water; it is just a body of water-based product of a solvent for other ingredients.
Argan oil is a substance extracted from the kernels of the Argan tree. It contains a lot of active ingredients which are used in the skin and hair care industry since the 2000s.
Arlatone® V-100 is an off-white powder dispersible in water. It is a nonionic, polymeric-based emulsifying system comprising a unique blend of polysaccharides, esters, and ethers.
Like other forms of Vitamin C, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate helps prevent cellular aging by inhibiting the cross-linking of collagen, oxidation of proteins, and lipid peroxidation.
Ascorbyl Tocopheryl Maleate is a diester of Maleic acid with Vitamin C and E (l-Ascorbic acid and α-Tocopherol) used in personal care applications and the pharmaceutical industry, with properties intrinsic to both vitamins.
This critical herb has immune-enhancing, antibacterial, antibiotic, and anti-viral properties and contains antioxidants, which protect our cells against free radical damage.
Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter is a unique, 100% natural fatty active ingredient obtained by cold pressing a special selection of kernels from a group of palm trees belonging to the Astrocaryum species.
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is a sugar-based tensor ingredient, that efficiently meets this expectation. An elastic, flexible molecule, it is a purified fraction of branched natural polysaccharides obtained from oats produced by organic farming.
Avocado Oil Glycereth-8 Esters is a naturally transesterified Avocado oil (Persea Gratissima, Lauraceae). The ingredient from this oil is transformed into water-soluble ingredients thanks to an exclusive transesterification process.
Bakuchiol is a derivative from the psoralea corylifolia plant used in oriental medicine. The first natural alternative to retinol.
Barley contains a large variety of vitamins, including beta carotene (provitamin A), thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), cobalamins (B12), pantothenic acid (B5), and folic acid (B₉), which all play an essential role in dermal cells metabolism and necessary for normal functioning.
Behenyl alcohol is a long chain linear fatty alcohol (with 22 carn atoms) derived from natural raw materials such as rapeseed or coconut oils. It is a waxy solid at room temperature used in skin and hair care formulations as a thickener, emulsifier, binding agent, solubilizer, and gallant.
Benzyl Laurate is an ester of Benzyl alcohol and Lauric acid, a clear yellow liquid. It is soluble in mineral oil, Jojoba oil, Almond oil, isopropyl myristate, Cyclomethicone, PPG10 Butanediol, and SD Alcohol 40B.
Biosaccharide Gum-1 is an anionic biotechnological polysaccharide obtained by a bacterial fermentation process and is accepted for organic cosmetics. It is a moisturizing, soothing, anti-aging, and hair-sheathing cosmetic active ingredient providing a soft touch to formulations.
Bis-PEG-20 Dimethicone is a white, waxy, solid, water-soluble silicone wax designed to boost foam and soften in personal care formulations. It provides a significant foam boost in shampoo and body wash formulations.
Bis-phenylpropyl Dimethicone is a high-reflective-index silicone fluid with the general formula RMe2SiO (Me2SiO) SiMe2R, wherein R=Phenylpropyl. It is synthesized by a hydrosilylation method, which results in a cost-effective, high-reflective-index silicone fluid.
Cimicifuga racemosa is my herb of choice for PMS, pre-menopausal and menopausal conditions, also in breast enlargement formulas thanks to its estrogenic action.
It is known to help in weight loss and stimulate fat metabolism. Bladderwrack Extract also has a detoxifying effect.
Borage oil is derivative from the seeds of the Borage (Borago Officinalis). It's the richest (around 24%) known natural source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which has anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic properties.
In the early part of the 19th century, the young tops of Borage (Borago Officinalis) were sometimes boiled as a pot- herb and were consumed as a refreshing summer drink.