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lemon juice
The juice from the citrus fruit lemon, often touted in the world of skin
care as being a natural option for brightening skin.
Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing
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lemon oil
Commonly used citrus oil that can be a skin sensitizer, especially on
abraded skin.
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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lemongrass
extract
Extract that can have beneficial properties...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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lemongrass oil
Also known as Oil of Verbena; can be effective as a mosquito repellent...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
lentil fruit
extract
Extract that functions as a skin-conditioning agent and likely has
antioxidant benefit, too.
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Skin-Softening
|
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Lentinus
edodes extract
Extract from the shiitake mushroom that may have antioxidant
properties...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Antioxidants
|
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Leontopodium
alpinum extract
Plant extract whose constituents are capable of provding antioxidant and
soothing benefit...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
Leptospermum
scoparium oil
Categories: Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
|
GOOD
|
leucine
Amino acid.
Categories: Skin-Replenishing
|
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|
Levisticum
officinale root extract
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
licorice
extract
Plant extract that has skin-soothing properties. In addition, licorice
root may be effective in...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
|
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|
licorice root
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts
|
AVERAGE
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Lilium
candidum bulb extract
Extract derived from the white lily bulb. There is no research showing
this has any benefit for...
Categories: Plant Extracts
|
POOR
|
lime oil and
extract
Citrus fruit whose volatile compounds are sensitizing...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
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|
Limnanthes
alba
Plant commonly known as meadowfoam; its seed oil is a non-volatile plant
oil used as a...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Skin-Softening
|
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|
Limnanthes
alba seed oil
Categories: Plant Extracts
|
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|
limonene
Chemical constituent of many natural fragrant ingredients, notably citrus
oils such as lemon (d-limonene) and...
Categories: Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
linalool
Fragrant component of lavender and coriander that can be a skin
sensitizer, or...
Categories: Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
BEST
|
linden flower
extract
Major constituents in linden are flavonoids and glycosides. Flavonoids
are potent...
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
linoleic acid
Unsaturated fatty acid used as an emollient and thickening agent in
cosmetics. There is some...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Skin-Restoring, Emollients
|
BEST
|
linolenic acid
Linolenic acid is a naturally-occurring, colorless polyunsaturated fatty
acid liquid...
Categories: Skin-Restoring, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
linseed oil
Non-volatile plant oil. Linoleic acid is a component of linseed
oil.
Categories: Plant Extracts
|
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|
Linum
usitatissimum extract
Categories: Plant Extracts
|
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|
lipid
Wide range of ingredients found in plants, animals, and human skin.
Lipids include fatty acids,...
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Emollients, Skin-Replenishing
|
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|
liposomes
Delivery system (not an ingredient) capable of holding other ingredients
and releasing them after...
Categories: Miscellaneous
|
GOOD
|
lithium
magnesium sodium silicate
Synthetic silica-based clay composed of lithium, sodium, and magnesium.
Used as a thickening agent...
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Texture
Enhancer, Absorbent
|
BEST
|
Lithospermum
erythrorhizon
Also known as gromwell, the root of this plant is believed to have
antioxidant and...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
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|
Litsea cubeba
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
locust bean
Categories: Plant Extracts, Texture
Enhancer, Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Film-Forming/Holding
Agents
|
BEST
|
Lonicera
caprifolium flower extract
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
Lonicera
japonica
Honeysuckle extract. A plant with soothing properties for skin.
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
Lonicera
japonica flower extract
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
loquat extract
Extract derived from a subtropical flower that has antioxidant properties
similar to...
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
lotus seed
extract
Extract that can have soothing and antioxidant properties...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
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|
lovage root
extract
In cosmetics, it is used as a fragrance....
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
lupine
Legume that is a source of isoflavones with antioxidant properties...
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Emollients
|
AVERAGE
|
lupine oil
Extract of Lupinus albus, a legume; it has emollient and antioxidant
properties, though it may also...
Categories: Antioxidants, Emollients, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
Lupinus albus
extract
Species of legume.
Categories: Antioxidants, Emollients, Plant Extracts
|
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|
lutein
Carotenoid that has antioxidant properties…
Categories: Antioxidants
|
GOOD
|
Lycium
barbarum fruit extract
The extract of the fruit commonly known as goji, goji berry, or
wolfberry. This fruit extract is an antioxidant...
Categories: Antioxidants, Skin-Softening
|
BEST
|
lycopene
Carotenoid pigment that has potent antioxidant properties…
Categories: Antioxidants
|
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|
lye
Categories: Cleansing
Agents, Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
lysine
Amino acid.
Categories: Antioxidants, Skin-Replenishing
|
GOOD
|
macadamia nut
oil
Used in cosmetics as an emollient for dry skin.
Categories: Plant Extracts, Emollients
|
BEST
|
madecassoside
One of four principal bioactive compounds in the plant extract Centella
asiatica.
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
Earth mineral that has strong absorbent properties and some disinfecting
properties…
Categories: Absorbent
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
aluminum silicate
Powdery, dry-feeling, white solid that is used as a thickening agent and
powder in cosmetics.
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
ascorbyl palmitate
Fatty acid-based derivative of vitamin C that can be an effective
antioxidant. There is some...
Categories: Antioxidants, Vitamins
|
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|
magnesium
ascorbyl phosphate
Form of vitamin C that is considered stable and an effective antioxidant
for skin (Sources:...
Categories: Antioxidants, Vitamins
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
carbonate
Inorganic mineral salt used as an absorbent, opacifying agent, coloring
agent, or to adjust the pH...
Categories: Absorbent
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
hydroxide
Active ingredient in milk of magnesia. It is an absorbent and has
disinfectant properties for skin.
Categories: Absorbent, Miscellaneous
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
laureth sulfate
Mild detergent cleansing agent.
Categories: Cleansing
Agents
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
oleth sulfate
Mild detergent cleansing agent.
Categories: Cleansing
Agents
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
stearate
Used as a thickening agent in cosmetics.
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
magnesium
sulfate
Commonly known as Epsom salt, a magnesium salt used as a texture
enhancer.
Categories: Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
Mahonia
aquifolium root extract
A plant extract known as Orgeon grape...
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
malic acid
An AHA ingredient derived from unripe fruit that also occurs naturally in
the human body…
Categories: Exfoliant
|
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|
mallow
Can be used as a texture enhancer in cosmetics and may have soothing...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Texture
Enhancer, Plant Extracts
|
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|
maltooligosyl
glucoside
A carbohydrate polysaccharide that’s naturally-derived and then
combined...
Categories: Hydration, Film-Forming
Agents, Emulsifiers, Film-Forming/Holding
Agents, Texture Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
Malva
sylvestris extract
Extract from the blue mallow flower, it may have some soothing properties
for...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
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|
malvaceae
extract
Extract from plants of the Malvaceae family, which includes over 1,000
species, found in tropical...
Categories: Plant Extracts
|
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|
mandarin
orange oil or extract
Primarily used as a fragrance; it can be a skin sensitizer. There is no
research showing it has any...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
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mandelic acid
Alpha hydroxy acid, also known as amygdalic acid. There is scant research
showing this to be an...
Categories: Exfoliant
|
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|
manganese
gluconate
Mineral found in trace amounts in tissues of the body. While manganese
plays a vital role in the...
Categories: Antioxidants
|
GOOD
|
manganese
violet
Coloring agent/additive permanently listed (as of 1976) by the FDA for
use in cosmetic products,...
Categories: Coloring
Agents/Pigments
|
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|
Mangifera
indica (mango) seed butter
More commonly known as mango butter, this ingredient is a very good
plant-based...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Skin-Replenishing, Emollients
|
GOOD
|
Mangifera
indica root
Extract derived from the mango tree; it can have antioxidant properties
(Source: Journal of...
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
manuka oil
Extract derived from the New Zealand tea tree; the oil is similar to that
of the Australian tea...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
|
GOOD
|
marigold
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
marionberry
Fruit that has potent antioxidant properties.
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
POOR
|
marjoram
Herb with a fragrant component used in cosmetics; can be a skin
sensitizer…
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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|
marshmallow
A flowering plant native to Africa that has soothing effects...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts, Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
Mastocarpus
stellatus
Categories: Antioxidants, Texture
Enhancer, Plant Extracts, Emollients
|
BEST
|
mate extract
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
matricaria oil
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
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|
MEA
Abbreviation for monoethanolamine.
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers
|
GOOD
|
meadowfoam
seed oil
Non-fragrant, edible plant oil originally developed as an agricultural
crop in the 1950s. It...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Emollients
|
BEST
|
meadowsweet
extract
Extract that can have skin-soothing properties...
Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts
|
BEST
|
Medicago
sativa
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
Melaleuca
alternifolia
Categories: Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
|
POOR
|
Melaleuca
cajeputi oil
There is no research showing that this oil, which is derived from a plant
in the same family as the...
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
Melia
azadirachta
Categories: Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
melibiose
Saccharide that can have good water-binding properties.
Categories: Skin-Replenishing
|
POOR
|
Melissa
officinalis
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
POOR
|
Mentha
arvensis
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
Mentha
piperita
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
Mentha spicata
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic
and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
POOR
|
Mentha viridis
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
menthol
Derived from peppermint; menthol can have the same sensitizing effect as
peppermint on skin…
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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|
menthone
Major constituent of peppermint.
Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
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|
menthoxypropanediol
Synthetic derivative of menthol. It is known to produce effects that are
twice as strong as...
Categories: Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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|
menthyl
anthranilate
Also known as meradimate, this is a synthetic sunscreen active is a
partially effective UVA...
Categories: Sunscreen
Actives
|
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|
menthyl
lactate
Used as a cooling agent and fragrance in cosmetics. It is a derivative of
menthol and is supposed...
Categories: Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
|
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|
meradmiate
Categories: Sunscreen
Actives
|
POOR
|
methanol
Categories: Sensitizing
|
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|
methicone
One of the simpler silicones due to its less complex molecular structure.
Categories: Silicones, Emollients, Slip Agents
|
GOOD
|
methionine
Categories: Antioxidants, Skin-Replenishing
|
GOOD
|
methyl
gluceth-20
Liquid that functions as a water-binding and skin-conditioning agent.
Categories: Skin-Softening
|
GOOD
|
methyl glucose
sesquistearate
A mixure of the diesters of methyl glucoside and stearic acid. Functions
as a skin-conditioning...
Categories: Emollients, Skin-Softening
|
GOOD
|
methyl
trimethicone
Categories: Silicones, Slip Agents, Emollients
|
POOR
|
methylchloroisothiazolinone
In combination with methylisothiazolinone, it goes by the trade name
Kathon CG (among others)....
Categories: Preservatives, Sensitizing
|
POOR
|
methyldibromo
glutaronitrile
Formaldehyde-releasing preservative...
Categories: Preservatives
|
POOR
|
methyldihydrojasmonate
Synthetic fragrant component.
Categories: Fragrance:
Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
|
GOOD
|
methylglucoside
phosphate
A type of monosaccharide (simple sugar) derived from glucose, it serves
as a skin-conditioning agent...
Categories: Skin-Softening
|
POOR
|
methylisothiazolinone
Preservative that’s generally recommended for use only in rinse-off products
such as cleansers or...
Categories: Preservatives, Sensitizing
|
GOOD
|
methylparaben
Parabens are a group of controversial preservatives that include
butylparaben...
Categories: Preservatives
|
GOOD
|
methylpropanediol
Glycol that functions as a solvent. Methylpropanediol can enhance
ingredients such as salicylic acid.
Categories: Miscellaneous, Hydration
|
GOOD
|
methylsilanol
mannuronate
Categories: Silicones, Emollients, Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
methylsilanol
PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate
A glyceryl ester used as an emollient and texture enhancer in cosmetics.
Categories: Silicones, Emollients, Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
methylsufonylsulfate
Categories: Antioxidants
|
BEST
|
Mexoryl SX
Categories: Uncategorized
|
GOOD
|
mica
Earth mineral included in products to give them sparkle and shine.
Categories: Coloring
Agents/Pigments
|
GOOD
|
microcrystalline
wax
Plastic-type, highly refined wax derived from petroleum. Used as a
thickener and to give products a...
Categories: Thickeners/Emulsifiers, Texture
Enhancer
|
GOOD
|
Microcystis
aeruginosa
Latin name for spirulina.
Categories: Antioxidants, Texture
Enhancer, Plant Extracts, Emollients
|
GOOD
|
milk protein
Categories: Emollients, Skin-Replenishing
|
GOOD
|
milk vetch
root
Root with potential antioxidant properties, although there isn't
conclusive research that it functions that way when applied topically.
Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
|
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