Curious to know the ingredients that make up a product?
Absorbent: Ingredients that can absorb water or impurities.
Anticaking Agent: Ingredients that help the product not clump together.
Antioxidant: Ingredients that help slow down/ prevent deterioration of product due to chemical reactions with oxygen.
Binder: Holds together ingredients.
Bulking Agents: Ingredients that help increase the weight/ volume of the product.
Chelating Agent: Ingredients that stabilise the product by reacting or forming complexes with metal ions.
Colourants: Ingredients that provides colours to the product.
Emollient: Ingredients that softens and smooths the skin.
Emulsifier: Ingredients that promotes the formation of non-miscible liquids e.g. Water and Oil.
Film Former: Ingredients that help create a film on your skin/ hair/ lips.
Humectant: Ingredients that creates a film on the skin and locks in moisture. Water soluble ingredients.
Fragrance: Ingredients that give off a scent.
Fragrance Allergens: Ingredient allergens contained in the fragrance.
Occlusive Moisturiser: Ingredients that increases moisture level by creating a physical barrier on the skin. Oil soluble ingredients.
Preservative: Ingredients that inhibit/kills the formation of micro-organism/ bacteria in the product.
Skin Conditioner: Ingredients that helps maintains the skin in good condition.
Thickener: Ingredients that increases or decreases the thickness of the product.
UV Filter: Ingredients that filters out/absorbs certain UV rays.
Wax: Ingredients that is used to thicken creams, stabilise and is also an emollient.