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& Skin Care Product Ingredients
| Material | Synthetic | Natural |
| Oils, fats | mineral oil petrolatum (petroleum jelly) |
almond, safflower, sunflower oils cocoa butter, lanolin |
| Waxes | paraffin ozokerite, cersin |
beeswas, bayberry and carnauba wax bayberry and carnauba wax |
| Emollients | cetyl/stearyl alcohol stearalkonium chloride |
aloe vera, glycerine calendual and chamomile |
| Humectants | propylene/ethylene glycol dimethicone |
glycerine honey, sorbitol |
| Detergents, soaps | sodium lauryl sulfate cocamidopropyl betaine cocamide DEA |
coconut and palm oil soap castile soap (usually olive oil) . |
| Surfactants | quaternarium-7 PEG (polyethylene glycols) TEA lureth sulfate |
lauryl alcohol hydrolyzed animal protein . |
| Astrigents | isopropanol SD alcohol acetone |
witch hazel extract ethanol (natural) horse chestnut, myrrh extracts |
| Emulsifiers, solubilizers | polysorbates (40,60,80) sodium stearate< sodium sulfonate/TD> | lecithin phytosterols . |
| Sequestrants | EDTA/sodium EDTA tetrasodium pyrophosphate |
corn syrup alginates, kelp extract |
| Foaming agents | lauramide/cocamide DEA triethanolamine |
quillaja and yucca saponins soapwort |
| Fungistats, bacteriostats | methyl/propyl praben qaternarium-15 phenol(s), phenoxyethanol |
citrus seeds/peel extract eucalyptus, tea tree oils carvacrol (thyme, oregano oil) |
| Antioxidants, preservatives | BHA, BHT imidazolidinyl urea quaternary ammoniums dizonlidinyl urea |
vitamin C (ascorbic acid) vitamin E (tocopherols) green tea extract eugenol (clove oil), ginger |
Lavender Oil
Vegetable
Glycerin
Jojoba Oil
Squalene
Cetyl Alcohol
Corn Starch
Hydrogenated Lecithin and Lauryl
Alcohol and Palmatic
Acid
Pure Clover Honey
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)
Phytonadione (Vitamin K)
Potassium Lauryl
Lactylate
Hibiscus Flower Extract
Vitamin E Acetate
Aloe Gel
Neem Oil
Gum Arabic
Guar Gum
Potassium Sorbate
Essential Oils: Orange,
Lemon, and Chamomile
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