Ingredients
Cosmetic actives: sourcing guides
Functional ingredients and OTC actives for skin, hair and oral care formulas. Each guide covers forms and grades, the COA, storage, lots and expiry, regulatory status and suppliers.
62 cosmetic actives guides
- Adenosine9-beta-D-ribofuranosyladenine · 6-amino-9-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-9H-purine
- Allantoin(2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl)urea · 5-ureidohydantoin
- Alpha-arbutin4-hydroxyphenyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside · hydroquinone O-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
- Aluminum chlorohydrateACH · Aluminium chlorohydrate
- Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glyAZG · Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex glycine
- Ascorbyl glucosideascorbic acid 2-glucoside · 2-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid
- Avobenzonebutyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (INCI) · 4-tert-butyl-4'-methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Azelaic acidnonanedioic acid · 1,7-heptanedicarboxylic acid
- Benzalkonium chlorideBKC · BAC
- Benzoyl peroxidedibenzoyl peroxide · hydrous benzoyl peroxide
- Bisabololalpha-bisabolol · levomenol
- CalaminePrepared calamine · Zinc oxide with ferric oxide
- Calendula extractCalendula officinalis flower extract · pot marigold
- Camphord-Camphor · dl-Camphor
- Capsaicin8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide · Capsaicine
- Carbamide peroxideUrea peroxide · Urea hydrogen peroxide
- Centella asiatica extractCentella asiatica · Gotu kola extract
- Ceramide NPceramide 3 · N-stearoyl phytosphingosine
- Coal tarPix carbonis · Crude coal tar
- Colloidal oatmealAvena sativa kernel flour · oatmeal, colloidal
- Copper tripeptide-1GHK-Cu · glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper complex
- Ectoinectoine · (S)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid
- Ensulizolephenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (INCI) · 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid
- Ferulic acid4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid · trans-ferulic acid
- Glycolic acidhydroxyacetic acid · 2-hydroxyethanoic acid
- Homosalate3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate · homomenthyl salicylate
- Hyaluronic AcidSodium hyaluronate · Hyaluronan
- Hydrogen peroxideHydrogen dioxide · H2O2
- Hydrolyzed keratinkeratin hydrolysate · hydrolyzed animal keratin
- Hydroquinone1,4-benzenediol · 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
- Kojic acid5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one · CAS 501-30-4
- Lactobionic acid4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-gluconic acid · Lactobionate
- Magnesium ascorbyl phosphatemagnesium L-ascorbyl-2-phosphate · MAP
- Mandelic acid2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid · alpha-hydroxyphenylacetic acid
- NiacinamideNicotinamide · Vitamin B3 amide
- Octinoxateethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (INCI) · octyl methoxycinnamate
- Octisalateethylhexyl salicylate (INCI) · octyl salicylate
- Octocrylene2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate · octocrilene
- Oxybenzonebenzophenone-3 (INCI) · 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone
- PanthenolD-panthenol · dexpanthenol
- Polyglutamic acidgamma-polyglutamic acid · γ-PGA
- Potassium nitrateSaltpeter · Niter
- Pyrithione zincZinc pyrithione · ZPT
- Resorcinol1,3-Benzenediol · m-Dihydroxybenzene
- Retinolall-trans-retinol · vitamin A alcohol
- Retinyl palmitatevitamin A palmitate · retinol palmitate
- Salicylic acid2-hydroxybenzoic acid · o-hydroxybenzoic acid
- Selenium sulfideSelenium disulfide · Selenium sulphide
- Shea ButterButyrospermum parkii butter · Vitellaria paradoxa butter
- Snail secretion filtratesnail mucin · Helix aspersa secretion filtrate
- Sodium fluoride (toothpaste)Sodium fluoride · NaF
- Sodium PCAsodium pyrrolidone carboxylate · sodium pyroglutamate
- Stannous fluorideTin(II) fluoride · Tin difluoride
- SulfurSulphur · Precipitated sulfur
- Tea tree oilMelaleuca alternifolia leaf oil · melaleuca oil
- Tocopheryl acetatevitamin E acetate · alpha-tocopheryl acetate
- Tranexamic acidtrans-4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid · TXA
- Triclosan5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol · CAS 3380-34-5
- Ureacarbamide · carbonyldiamide
- Witch hazelHamamelis virginiana · hamamelis water
- Zinc oxideCI 77947 · zinc white
- Zinc PCAZinc pidolate · Zinc L-pyroglutamate
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