Ingredient Dictionary
Glyceryl Behenate
An emollient that aids the integration of key ingredients into skin’s surface while helping to impart a smooth, soft feel. It can also function as an emulsifier.
READ MOREPolyglyceryl-3 Rice Branate
An ingredient that serves as a surfactant and emulsifier and is a derivative of the fatty acids that come from rice bran oil.
READ MOREHydroxylated Lecithin
A form of lecithin (itself a source of fatty acids and triglycerides) that serves as an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent in cosmetics.
READ MORELauric Acid
Versatile ingredient that can function as a cleansing agent/emulsifier. Also known to strengthen skin’s microbiome and offer soothing properties.
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Beneficial properties include emolliency (think skin softening), water-binding (to boost hydration), and emulsifying (to help water + oil ingredients mesh in a formula). Can also be used to encapsulate ingredients for improved dermal delivery.
READ MORELinolenic Acid
An omega-3 fatty acid that helps condition, support, and restore skin. Research also shows it has soothing and potentially spot-fading properties.
READ MORESodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
Contributes skin-softening, soothing, and cleansing properties. Created by condensing the chloride form of a fatty acid with amino acids derived from oats.
READ MORELauryl Alcohol
A non-sensitizing fatty alcohol that functions as an emollient and/or cleansing agent.
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