Ingredients Found In Cosmetic Products

A botanically based emulsifier, used to produce O/W emulsions.

See amino acids.

Soybean oil is a fatty botanical oil obtained from soy beans. It is rich in highly unsaturated fatty acids as well as lecithin and phytosterine. A good oil base for a number of cosmetic products.

Glycolic Acid is found in grapes, sugar beets and cane sugar, works as AHA-acids, has keratolytic properties, reduces the thicknes of the stratum corneum.

Liquorice root extract has anti-inflammatory properties due to its main component glycyrrhizic acid.

Glycyrrhizic acid; see glycyrrhiza galabra (liquorice root).

Hay flower oil and hay flower extract are obtained from the leaves and stalks of a variety of grasses. They promote the circulation, invigorate and stimulate the metabolism of the skin.

Citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil. Fresh, fruity, invigorating fragrance. Ingredient from organic farming.

Guar hydroxypropyl­trimonium chloride is a chemical found in many popular shampoos. It is a water-soluble quaternary ammonium derivative of natural guar gum.