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Ingredient Dictionary
Ingredient Dictionary

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Ingredient Dictionary

You can use the alphabet to find the ingredient you are interested in.

You can use this dictionary to gain an understanding of the significance of an ingredient in terms of its claim and its potential for irritation, and then use that information to make comparisons among products before you make your purchase.

Please note that this dictionary is by no means exhaustive. The ingredients chosen for inclusion were selected based on how often they appear in cosmetic products, how well-known they are, and/or whether there are unique claims surrounding their alleged benefits. You will find entries for a wide selection of ingredients, from emollients to slip agents and preservatives, that will provide you with a greater understanding of how these ingredients function and what they can and cannot do.

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royal jelly. Milky white, thick substance secreted by worker bees that has been shown to have some immune-modulating benefits (Source: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, January 1996, pages 31–38). The myriad other...
rubus idaeus. See red raspberry extract. 
rubus occidentalis. See black raspberry. 
-rubus ursinus x idaeus. See boysenberry. 
rubus ursinus. See marionberry.
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ruscus aculeatus. See butcher’s broom extract. 
7. rutin
rutin. Bioflavonoid that is extracted from various plants and used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and emollient (Sources: Cell Biology and Toxicology, 2000, volume 16, number 2, pages 91–98; and Life Sciences, January 14, 2000, pages 709–723)....
saccharide isomerate. Good water-binding agent and emollient for skin. See mucopolysaccharide. 
saccharides. See mucopolysaccharide. 
saccharomyces cerevisiae. Saccharomyces, from the Latin, literally means “sugar fungus,” and is the scientific name for the yeasts used in fermentation, specifically baker’s yeast. It is the simplest single-cell organism that operates in a...

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