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- 1
- 1,8-cineole
- Dimethicone
- a
- Active surfactant matter
- Adsorption
- Allantoin
- Aloe Vera extract
- Alpha linoleic acid
- Amaranth seed oil
- Amphophilic
- Amphoteric
- Anhydrous
- Anionic
- Apricot kernel oil
- Aqueous
- Argan oil
- Avocado oil
- b
- Babassu oil
- Bamboo extract
- Baobab oil
- Bee pollen extract
- Behentrimonium chloride
- Behentrimonum methosulfate
- Benzoic Acid
- Benzyl alcohol
- Betaine
- Bioterge® AS-90
- Black currant seed oil
- Black tea extract
- Blackberry seed oil
- Blueberry seed oil
- Borage oil
- Broccoli seed copolymer
- Broccoli seed oil
- Bubble bath
- c
- Caffeine
- Camellia oil
- Carob extract
- Carotenoids
- Carrot seed extract
- Catechins
- Cationic
- Cationic polymer
- Cera bellina
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetrimonium chloride
- Cetyl alcohol
- Cetyl esters
- Chamomile extract
- Chia seed extract
- Coffee butter
- Colloid
- Combining emollients series
- Comedogenic
- Comedolytic
- Comedones
- Contact angle
- Corn silk extract
- COSMOS
- Coumarins
- Cranberry butter
- CreamMaker™ Green Coffee Emulsifier
- Crothix
- Cushion
- Cyclomethicone
- d
- Dehydroacetic acid
- Desquamation
- Dimethicone
- Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
- Drag
- e
- ECOCERT
- EDTA
- Egg hydrolysate OS
- Electrolytes
- Electronegativity
- Ellagic acid (ellagitannin)
- Ellagitannin
- Emulsified sugar scrub
- Emulsion types
- Erucic acid
- Ester
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Euxyl K 703
- Euxyl K 900
- Euxyl K903
- f
- fake ingredient
- Filaggrin
- Free radical scavenger
- Fresh kick
- g
- Gadoleic acid
- Germall Plus
- Ginger root extract
- Glycerin
- h
- Hazelnut oil
- Honey powder
- Honeyquat
- Humectant
- Hurdle technology
- Hydrocolloids
- Hydrolysis
- Hydrolyzable tannin
- Hydrolyze
- Hydrolyzed quinoa protein
- Hydrophilic
- Hydrophilic or hydrophile
- Hydrophobic
- Hydrophobic or hydrophobe
- Hygroscopic
- i
- IFRA
- Incroquat BTMS-50
- Interface
- Interfacial tension
- Isododecane
- Isoelectric point
- Isomer
- j
- Jeequat® NDCS
- Jeesperse® ICE-T CIS-2
- k
- Kaempferol
- Keratolytic
- Kerazyme® Protect
- l
- Lignoceric acid
- Lipophilic
- Lipophilic or lipophile
- Lipophobic
- Lipophobic or lipophobe
- Lubricity or calling something "lubricious"
- Luteolin
- LuxGlide/LexFeel N350
- m
- Manuka honey extract
- Matcha tea extract
- Melt point or melting point
- Mongongo oil
- Multigrain complex OS
- n
- NatraSil™
- NATRUE
- Natural moisturizing factor
- Naturally compliant
- Nervonic acid
- Newtonian fluid
- Niacinamide
- Non-ionic
- Non-Newtonian fluid
- o
- Octacosenoic acid
- Oil soluble daikon seed extract
- Olivem 300
- p
- Panthenol
- Parts per million (ppm)
- Pear seed oil
- PEG-150 distearate
- PEG-ester
- Penstia powder
- Phenonip
- Phenoxyethanol
- -phile
- -phobia
- Phospholipids
- Photoaging
- Phytosterols
- Play time
- Polar
- Polymer
- Polyphenols
- Polyquaternium
- Polyquaternium-7
- Polysaccharide
- Polysaccharides
- Precipitate
- Proanthocyanidins
- Propanediol 1,3
- Punicic acid
- q
- Quaternized lemon shine
- Quercetin
- Quick break
- r
- Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- Refractive index
- Residue
- Rheology
- Ritathix DOE
- Rooibos tea extract
- Rutin
- s
- ß-sitosterol
- Salt
- Saturated
- Sepimax ZEN
- Shear
- Shear rate
- Shear stress
- Shear thinning fluid
- Siliphilic or siliphile
- Siliphobic or siliphobe
- Sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate
- Sodium coco sulfate
- Sodium cocoyl isethionate
- Sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate
- Sodium lactate
- Sodium laureth sulfate
- Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
- Sodium phytate
- Solubility
- Solute
- Solvent
- Specific gravity
- Spreading value
- Squalane
- Stearic acid
- Strawberry seed oil
- Structuring agents
- Substantivity
- Suppliers around the world
- Surface tension
- Syneresis
- t
- T-50 mixed tocopherols
- Tannins
- Terpenes
- Thixotropic
- Tight junctions
- Transepidermal water loss
- Turmeric root extract
- u
- Unsaponifiables
- Unsaturated
- Upcycled
- v
- Vegan Kerazyme® Protect
- Viscosity
- Volatile
- Volumizing complex
- w
- Water soluble shea butter
- Wetting
- White tea extract
- x
- Xanthan gum
- Ximenia seed oil
- Ximenic acid
- Ximenynic acid
- y
- Yield stress
- Yield stress point
- z
- Zwitteronic