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What does it mean?

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.