CAS# 56-86-0 Description: GLUTAMIC ACID: Glutamic Acid is a naturally occurring amino acid, which amino acid the building blocks of proteins. In cosmetics, Glutamic acid is an ingredient that functions as…
Month: July 2017
CAS# 7631-86-9 Description: SILICA, AMORPHOUS: SILICA, AMORPHOUS also known as Silicon dioxide is a mineral that is naturally found in sandstone, clay, granite and in abundant makeup in sand. Silica has many functions…
CAS# 11138-66-2 Description: XANTHAN GUM: Xanthan gum is a sugar-based polymer produced by bacteria; it is commonly used as a thickening viscosity agent in skincare products and such as shampoo, and…
CAS# 143-07-7 Description: LAURIC ACID: Lauric acid is a naturally occurring fatty acid commonly found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. Some have use this as a ingredient to…
CAS# 68603-42-9 Description: COCAMIDE DEA: Cocamide DEA, or cocamide diethanolamine, is a compound mixture of fatty acids from coconut oils with diethanolamine. In cosmetic market, it is use as two main…
CAS# 1406-66-2 Description: TOCOPHEROL: Tocopherol, or vitamin E, is a naturally occuring antioxidant which can be isolated from vegetable oil. It is often use in cosmetic as a skin-conditioning agents and anti-oxidant…
CAS# 8042-47-5 Description: MINERAL OIL: Mineral Oil is a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from refinement of petroleum. Often in cosmetic context, it comes in many different names – liquid mineral…
CAS# 65-85-0 Description: BENZOIC ACID: Benzoic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in plants and can be synthetically produced as well; it is used in food and cosmetics as…
CAS# 25265-71-8 Description: DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL: Dipropylene Glycol (DPG) is a small molecular weight synthetic solvent which is colourless and odourless. There are two main usage in cosmetic industry where first is…