What-it-does: emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0 It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. Also, it can help to increase the solubility of some other ingredients in the formula. Sodium Polyacrylate What-it-does: vis...
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil - goodie Also-called: Jojoba Oil | What-it-does: emollient | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0-2 Jojoba is a drought resistant evergreen shrub native to South-western North America. It's known and grown for jojoba oil, the golden yellow liquid coming from th...
Next, be sure to research the Comedogenic Scale. This scale is not an absolute black and white set of rules. It all depends on the amounts of oils you use and the customer's skin-type. If you know you want to include an oil that rates in the middle of the scale, it should have...
What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant, solvent | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1 Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the othe...
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 3 A 14 carbon length fatty acid that can be naturally found in nutmeg, palm kernel oil, coconut oil and butter fat. It's used as a foam building cleansing agent. Paula Begoun writes that it can...
What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant, solvent | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1 Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the othe...