| Glycerin | Glycerin is what is called a humectant. Glycerin helps maintain the skin’s water balance on an intercellular level. Glycerin in lotions or other skin care products can help prevent or combat dry skin. |
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| Caprylic/capric triglyceride | Caprylic mainly works as an emollient, dispersing agent and solvent. |
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| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice | Aloe Barbadensis leaf juice can soothe skin and serve as an anti-inflammatory. It can be efficiently used topically, because of its burn healing effects, scar reducing and wounds healing properties. |
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| Stearic Acid | Stearic acid is one of many fatty acids that occur naturally in various plants and animal derivatives. It’s found in such products as animal tallow, cocoa butter and vegetable fats. When it’s used in cosmetic products, stearic acid primarily fulfills the role of a thickener or hardener. Stearic acid is the substance that helps your bar of soap retain its shape — just as it does in products such as candles, oil pastels and hard candies. |
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| Isopropyl Palmitate | It is an emollient, moisturizer, thickening agent, and anti-static agent. |
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| Glyceryl Stearate | Glyceryl Stearate is derived from palm kernel, vegetable or soy oil and is also found naturally in the human body. |
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| PEG-100 Stearate | PEG 100 Stearate is included in skin care and beauty products for a variety of reasons, ranging from making the skin softer, to helping product formulations better keep their original consistency. |
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| Polyacrylamide | It is used in cosmetics and beauty products in two different forms, either as a soft gel in its cross-linked form, which has highly water-absorbent properties, or in its straight-chain form, as a thickener and suspending agent. It has also been used recently as an active ingredient in the subdermal wrinkle filler, Aquamid. |
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| C13-14 Isoparaffin | Isoparaffin ingredients act primarily as solvents in cosmetics and personal care products, but have also acted as skin-conditioning agents. |
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| Laureth-7 | Laureth-7 is a polyethylene glycol-based surfactant; may contain potentially toxic impurities such as 1,4-dioxane. |
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| Lecithin | Lecithin is a fat that is essential in the cells of the body. It can be found in many foods, including soybeans and egg yolks. Lecithin is taken as a medicine and is also used in the manufacturing of medicines. |
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| Stearyl Alcohol | It has a wide range of uses as an ingredient in lubricants, resins, perfumes, and cosmetics. It is used as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in ointments, and is widely used as a hair coating in shampoos and hair conditioners. |
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| Cholecalciferol | There is some debate about whether vitamin D3 works to treat acne. |
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| MSM | MSM is commonly used for osteoarthritis, but may also benefit in alleviating GI upset, musculoskeletal pain, and allergies; boosting the immune system; and fighting antimicrobial infection. Clinical trials are needed to verify these potential uses. |
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| Allantoin | This medication is used as a moisturizer to treat or prevent dry, rough, scaly, itchy skin and minor skin irritations. |
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| Magnesium | Magnesium is required for the proper growth and maintenance of bones. Magnesium is also required for the proper function of nerves, muscles, and many other parts of the body. |
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| Disodium EDTA | EDTA chelation (see chelate) is a therapy by which repeated administrations, either intravenously (IV) or orally, of a weak synthetic amino acid, EDTA (ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid), gradually reduces atherosclerotic plaque and other mineral deposits throughout the cardiovascular system. It does this by literally dissolving them and returning the arterial system to a smooth, healthy, preatherosclerotic state. |
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| Herb Extracts | Extracts from various herbs |
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