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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butyl Acetate | solvent | ||
| Ethyl Acetate | perfuming, solvent | ||
| Nitrocellulose | |||
| Isopropyl Alcohol | solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming | 0, 0 | icky |
| Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin | |||
| Acetyl Tributyl Citrate | perfuming | ||
| Diacetone Alcohol | solvent | ||
| Stearalkonium Hectorite | viscosity controlling | ||
| Silica Dimethyl Silylate | emollient, viscosity controlling | ||
| Alcohol | antimicrobial/antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling | icky | |
| Malic Acid | exfoliant, buffering | goodie |
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It's a water-hating, fumed silica that works as a thickener for oils and it can also suspend particles in oils.
Also, increases the gloss of castor oil that can be useful for makeup products.
Simply alcohol refers to ethanol and it's a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: it's a great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial. No wonder it's popular in toners and oily skin formulas.
The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list.
Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion. If you wanna know more, we wrote a more detailed explanation about what's the deal with alcohol in skincare products at alcohol denat. (it's also alcohol, but with some additives to make sure no one drinks it).
Malic acid comes from apple and is an AHA. If these magic three letters don’t tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA.
So malic acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh.
There is not much research out there about malic acid itself. We could find one comparative study, that compared the effectiveness of glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid and malic acid. The first two ones were the winners while malic and citric acid were less effective.
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| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | perfuming | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | solvent | viscosity controlling | perfuming |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
| what‑it‑does | perfuming |
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | emollient | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | exfoliant | buffering |