Denatured alcohol: the problem with alcohol is primarily the denaturation; that is, the way it is made undrinkable, which is a legally required way of handling alcohol when it is used in cosmetics. There are...

Sodium chloride is more popularly known as common table salt. It is primarily used as a binding and/or thickening agent in skin and hair care products (especially shampoo) and occasionally as an abrasive in salt...

Viola tricolor extract (also known as pansy extract) has a small amount of research showing that it has skin soothing and antioxidant properties. https://www.paulaschoice.com/ingredient-dictionary/ingredient-viola-tricolor-extract.html?q=viola%20tricolor&fdid=ingredients

"Alcohol" refers to a group of organic compounds with a wide variety of forms and uses in cosmetics and in other types of products and solutions. For skin, there are good alcohols and bad alcohols,...

Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid used as a preservative in cosmetics. Although it may be naturally derived, most potassium sorbate is produced synthetically. It is almost always used with other preservatives...

Sodium benzoate is the salt of benzoic acid, an acid found naturally in foods such as cranberries, apricots, mushrooms and honey. It is used as a preservative in both cosmetics and food, where it prevents...

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice is the juice that comes from the leaves of the aloe plant. In skin care, it is commonly used for its soothing properties and skin calming effects. Aloe barbadensis leaf juice...

Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant, and in its purest form it looks like a dark, yellow salt. This is why strong vitamin A beauty products are yellowish in color, so it is actually easy...

Tocopherol is the name of one of four forms of vitamin E. These four forms are d-alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha-tocopherol acetate, dl-alpha tocopherol and dl-alpha tocopherol acetate. The prefix "d" indicates that the product originates from natural...