Good Ingredients For Cosmetic

Alpha Hydroxy Acid helps peel the top layers of the epidermis and advances moisture restoration and assists penetration of other ingredients; highly sought after for use in anti-aging and bleaching skin care products. Alum usually in crystal or powder form; has strong astringent properties; used in stypic sticks, popular with men who often nick themselves shaving. Ascorbic Acid used as an antioxidant in its L-ascorbic acid form, can have skin lightening effect in certain preparations, is important to keeping as well as rebuilding healthy collagen fibers. Ascorbyl Palmitate preservative with antioxidant properties.

Ascorbyl Palmitate presence helps make possible the blending of vitamins A, C, and D into a suspension. Caffeine is used to alleviate puffiness under eyes. Fatty acids are a good emollient and they form a thin film on the skin that does not feel unpleasant. They are not greasy. It is a good protective barrier and can be used as a slow absorbing agent. Stearic acid is a common fatty acid. These fatty acids may be mixed with hydrocarbons and synthetic oils and fats, so you should look for these in the ingredients. Dimethicone also a form of silcone; gives slip and glide to products: has been used in some scar therapies.

Formaldehyde is an inexpensive and useful preservative that is broadly used in cosmetics as a disinfectant, germicide, fungicide and de-foamer. Retinyl Palmitate is considered a more stable alternative to retinal for normalizing the skin’s texture. Green Tea Extract is shown to be a powerful antioxidant and is found in Replenix. Sulfur helps kill normal bacteria on the skin improving acne, seborrhea and psoriasis conditions. Castor oil and its derivatives are found in many cosmetics as it is "non-comedogenic". Witch Hazel is botanical with astringent properties, helps remove excess surface skin oils. All these cosmetic ingredients are best your skin.

By: Juliet Cohen