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Ingredient Glossary

When selecting ingredients, we use only amounts that are determined to be safe and well-tolerated. Our final products are formulated and tested to meet consumer needs. When we select our ingredients, we use some of the best that nature has to offer and create ingredients in the lab that are designed to be pure and reliable.
Below, you can browse some of the ingredients that we commonly use in our cosmetics and personal care products. These ingredients, always used at safe levels, may be used for different purposes and in different concentrations, depending on the product and formulation.
* No endorsement, approval, association, or sponsorship of Our Safety & Care Commitment by any of the organizations listed is stated or implied.
** As per ISO 16128-1:2016 based on average cumulative volume including water.
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Ingredient
Ingredient
Category
How it is Used
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Dimethicone
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This ingredient works with other ingredients to moisturize and soften skin. 

Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Category: 

This ingredient helps give product thickness and makes it easier to apply.

Dimethicone/vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
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A synthetic ingredient that conditions the skin and acts as a viscosity increasing agent.

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Dimethiconol
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This ingredient prevents foaming and acts as an emollient to give formulas a smooth, silky feel.

Dipropylene Glycol
Category: 

Used as a fragrance base.

Disodium EDTA
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Helps maintain product freshness and quality.

Distearyldimonium Chloride
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Helps condition hair and reduce frizz

Ethyl Linalool
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Used to provide fresh notes to a floral scent.

Ethylene Brassylate
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Used to provide soft notes to a musk-like scent.

Ethylhexylglycerin
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This ingredient can be used in multiple ways. It helps keep products free from harmful bacteria and mold growth. It helps moisturize and soften skin. And it acts as a deodorizing agent.

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