Cyclomethicone is the generic name of cyclic siloxane. The usual cyclic siloxane used in skincare are Cyclopentasiloxane and Cyclohexasiloxane. Cyclomethicone…

Clinique has extended in August 2016 its Pep-Start range with 4 new products including a new mattifying moisturizer.

Extract of a red algae, supplied by several suppliers including Silab under the tradename Deglysome or BiotechMarine (part of Seppic)…

Sold by Shin Etsu under the tradename KSP-100 series. Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer are powders. They are described by Shin…

Silica Silylate is a siloxane polymer. Siloxanes are chemical compounds built around Silicium atom (Si), with empirical formula R2SiO, R…

INCI name of polymers supplied by Daito Kasei under the tradename Makimousse. They are water absorbing polymers. They are sold…

Lecithin is part of the complex lipids (i.e. fat) found in biological tissues. More precisely, they are part of the…

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene is a non-polar (i.e. non-hydrophilic, or lipophilic, or going into the oily phase of an emulsion) polymer. It…

High molecular weight silicone elastomer, that imparts a very velvety feel to skincare products. One of its supplier, Dow Corning,…

Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate is a surfactant. It is sold by Ajinomoto under the tradename Amisoft HS11-P. Ajinomoto describes this ingredient…