What skin and hair active ingredients do you want to learn about? |
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Salicylic acid |
retinol, retinoids |
Alpha Aurbutin |
Active for whitening ang brightening skin Active for hair growth, anti dandruff |
essential oils |
conditioners |
Botanicals |
Substitutions for “bad list items” |
ALL OF THEM from the Acids to the Peptides. |
Yes |
Sunscreen, antioxidant |
long time moisture content ingredient |
Vitamin C |
TRETINOIN |
Both active materials for OTC drug applications and hydrating materials for non OTC needs |
Oil soluble actives - clean, vegan, organic |
Anti aging |
Actives/ polymers for curl retention (ethnic hair), actives for acne & hyperpigmentation, |
Everything about skin |
Skin whitening,glowing,hair styling gel |
Skin penetration enhancers and damaged hair treatments |
High performance active ingredients for mature skin |
Keratin, peptides , silk protein |
Vitamine C & Glycolic acid |
Acne prone skin |
Skin rejuvenation and curl control |
hyperpigmentation, sensitive skin, hair loss… |
All ingredients found in the manufacture of skin & hair products |
Anti-aging, DNA repair ingredients for skin and hair strengthening ingredients for hair |
Peptides and retinol derivates |
Lactic acid Niacimide Glycolic acid Salycilic acid Colloidal oat meal |
for hair, bonding complexes, and for skin, sunscreens |
Growth factors |
Personally I want to most about actives for mature skin |
new trends, new anti wrinkle actives or scalp cleansing, boosts hair growth |
Peptides |
Alpha-Hydroxy Acid (AHA), Probiotics, Retinol, Salicylic Acid, Ceramides, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid. |
Aha, bha, pha, retinol and it’s derivatives, niacinamide, |
I don’t know - I need to learn what are effective ingredients. |
Calcium Hydroxide |
minoxidil and vitamin c |
Shampoo |
AHA, BHA and PHA or mix |
Hibiscus Rosa sinensis extract. |
Hair - African hair - conditioning, strengthening, curl retention. Skin - exfoliation, lightening, anti-aging, veinotonic. Green beauty, herbal actives |
Moisturizer ( hair and skin |
natural ,organic, eco friendly, blended, general |
Rejuvenating ingredients, e.g. stem cells extracts |
Hair: Watercress seed oil, Sandalwood seed oil, Witch hazel oil |
More about emulsifiers in skin care ingredients |
Niacinamide, alfa hidroxiacids, arginine, palmitoyl tripeptide 5, leucidal, geogard 221 |
Skin |
Skin and hair |
peptides, ceramides, liposomal actives |
VarisoftEQ65 fragrance and fragrance boosters |
niacinamide alph arbutine kojic acid |
emolients |
Skin (anti-wrinkle, anti-ageing, hyper pigmentation remover), Hair (hair moisture complexes, hair growth, ultra conditioners) |
Vitamin c |
Salicylic acid, niacinamide, and vitamin C derivatives, and inorganic UV filters |
what are the old traditional ingredients and new ones with more efficacy |
peptides and vitamins |
those that are touted as “natural” |
Alcohols and emulsifiers |
All of them |
plant extract |
mild surfactants |
Retinol |
Rosehip oil |
Antimicrobials |
Those with real benefits, not label appeal. |
Not sure. I have this magic peeling exfoliating gel that is wicked expensive I would love to know which IS the key ingredient to make a dupe. |
Sodium laureth sulfate |
Scalp Microbiome Ingredients, Multi functional actives |
Hair care |
Sulfur, Benzoyl Peroxide, Trolamine Salicylate |
Skin Moisturizing and hair growth |
All |
Radhika Mascarenhas |
I want t know about the actives that helps reduce premature aging of the eye for a brighter, younger appearance |
stem cells and peptides |
All |
Tea tree, aloe, chebee, jojoba, mango |
Oils for hair, virtue flourish products for fine, fragile and thinning hair |
Antimelanogenic skin lightener / brighteners, anti aging retinoids, exfoliators |
Skin active ingredients |
Azelaic Allantoin Peptide Retinoid Ceramide |
natural surfactants for hair care /body and hands care |
sun screens (mineral and organic) |
Anti-aging, skin resilient and pigmentation; hair growth and repair ingredients |
Retinol niacimaide hyaluronic acid aha bha |
Ascorbic acid, peptides, snake venom |
Hair growth ingredients |
treatment and hydrating |
The ones that can be safely claimed to be natural even if processing changes them from not exactly being natural anymore. |
emulsifiers.surfactants and solubilizers |
trendy actives: microbiome friendly,actives for curly hair (type 4-5) without silicones and sulfates, moisturizing actives (more than 24h moisturizing effect, |
Hyaluronic Acid, ceramides, penetration enhancement, pH moderators |
The types of Vitamin C, Tranexamic Acid, and Plant based retinols showing up over the counter |
Suncat MTA |
PHAs and Noble Panacea technology - the Organic Super Molecular VesselTM |
Peptides, low molecular weight hyuralonic acids, retinol or retinoic acids, |
anti aging for sensitive skin |
anti-irritants, anti-aging, hair strengthening, hair anti-greying/aging, maybe “skinification” of hair care |
Hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, Kojic acid, d panthenol, tocopherol acetate, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, alpha arbutin, hydroquinone, retinol, tretion |
Products for Sensitive Mature Skin and Hair. Products for Graying hair |
Bakuchiol |
Chelators |
Plant extracts |
Anti aging |
bacuchiol, retinal, peony extract |
Retinoids |
New products from Sederma |
Capixyl |
Hydrolysed Lupine seed |
Hyaluronic acid, panthenol |
I will assume that ‘active ingredients’ here are not functional, but made up of vitamins, minerals and other ingredients added to cosmetics with the intention of improving the appearance of skin and hair. Retinyl palmitate; Dihydrocurcumin; Niacinamide; Panthenol; Resveratrol; GHK-Cu peptides for skin. Zinc and Sandal Pentanol for hair. |
plant based skin actives |
Trend |
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Hyaluronic Acid, Boitin, Keratin |
Anti aging , under eye circles , brightening, deep moisturizing |
Ingredients that make the hair soft and shine. Facial products to help with wrinkles |
Anti aging , under eye circle eraser , strech mark eraser , deep moisturizing |
Any that can be used in organic formulas. |
Hair conditioners and anti acne |
Hyaluronic Acid, can really penetrate skin, Glycerin is really and humectant |
Biostatic preservation chemistries that create environments in formulas not conducive to pathogen growth. |
Most commonly used materials |
azelaic acid, salicylic acid, surfactants |
Polyquaternium 10 |
hair growth |
Ceramides |
Cleaning |
Anything Natural |
Upcycled ingredients |
Hair growth and Hair volumizing ingredient |
recent |
Actives fighting photo-ageing |
All types |
Skin all |
Vitamin C for skin |
Surfactants |
Skin brightening agents such kojic acid and niacinamide |
Retinol |
Shea butter |
I’m interested in boby butters and fragrant oils |
Treatment based |
Msm |
Probiotics |
Interested in anti-ageing skin actives in addition to skin pigmentation actives (in particular hyperpigmentation). Also interested in acids (alpha hydroxy and beta hydroxy) in skincare. |
Vegan Probiotics |
I don’t skin. For every use .and for smoothing hair. spa useful all. |
How to regrow the hair |
As everyone else - all natural. As long as we rediscovered natural - we all want it) |
Oils and butters |
Straieghting hair ingredients |
Cream Foundation |
Active ingredient in natural raw material |
Collagen, glutathione,alpha arbutin. |
Hyaluronic acid |
I am very interested in instant effect actives for skin and hair, not so much in terms of appearance (e.g. pullulan, skin tightener etc) but in terms of quickly feel hydrated, rested, refreshed. Also, I wonder if there are actives that effect the psychology of the user, more than pleasant fragrance, appearance and feel. |
Vitamin c |
vitamin C |
Hair styling fixatives, emulsifier and stabilisers, preservatives |
squalane, provitamine B5 |
VitC & derivatives, VitA & derivatives, chemical exfoliants |
sustainable- upcycled, produced via fermentation, effective at low doses, etc. |
All the hair actives |
The common ones purported to be “safe” like dimethicone, etc that are put in natural creams |
Silicones, Hyaluronic acid, Kojic dip |
Anti-aging, hair repair ingredients |
Peptides and growth factors for skin |
Whitening agents, and antioxidants |
Hyaluronic acid in combination with essential oils |
Skin brightening ingredients |
Anti wrinkle for skin & hair keratin |
Tranexamic acid |
Natural ones |
Skin whitening /brightening actives and Hair growth active if |
regular ingredients that really get results. eg: Retinol and whether the retinoids and naturals are worth it |
Nothing comes to my mind now, but in general about new trends and maybe more skin/hair treatment ingredients |
working ingridients |
natural sunscreens |
Sustainable and cost effective ingredients based on trends |
Anti aging, green |
Extracts |
Skincare |
The top 5 active ingredients found in most products |
I am curious to know if there is anything new coming from the primitive mosses and lichens. They survive the harshest environments. Don’t they have any new phytochemicals that explain their resilience? |
Peptides, especially copper peptides |
that is functional and presents results |
Extracts and surfactants |
Retinol, lactic acid |
emulsifiers |
Conditioning and keratin derivatives |
Vitamin C |
Actives, which would work at least at some level. |
Zinc Pyrithone ZPT |
Vit B |
Hair & Face Serum |
Yes |
Hair growth and sensitive skin actives of natural origin |
Ferulic acid, niacinamide, vitamins, peptides, urea, different polyquats, |
Natural bioactives |
vitamins, reology modifyer, preservatives |
natural - plant extracts |
Anti ageing and firming |
Natural agents |
vitamin c |
Bonding ingredients similar to Olaplex, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, alternatives to hydrolyzed proteins for protein sensitive hair |
Antiaging. If it would be more specific, matrixyl, retinol alternatives |
Probiotics |
anti aging, skin lightening, anti stretch mark, hair growth, hair relaxer, african coarse hair treatment, |
Exfoilant |
all active ingrédients |
Active ingredients to clear hyper pigmentation and for hair growth |
whitening agents, peptides, stem cells, fermented products, anti-acne actives |
niacinamide |
cosmeceutical Active ingredients |
lipophilic actives for anhydrous products, plant stem cell actives, algae actives, natural phospholipids (Lipoid), lipid encapsulated Vit C, bakuchiol, astaxanthin, Coenzyme Q10 |
Skin - Pigmentation spots due to Melanin; Hair - Anti dandruff |
Elastin, Collagen and Keratin |
Surfactants, UV filters and vitamin c derivatives |
Active ingredients for antiwrinkle, firming, sugging, crow’s-feet wrinkles and also dark circles. Active ingredients for long, shiny, stronger and soft hair with heat protection and less frizz. Which are the most effective for both cases? |
Hyaluronic acid, gluthatione, azaelic acid, arbutin powder, msm, kojic acid |
Botanical extracts, peptides, the lot |
Bio-available and natural ingredients |
red maple extract |
Kereatin |
silicones thickeners and preservatives. |
lightening actives and skin rejuvenating actives,and repair |
Herbal and plant- based |
for hyperpimentation, anti-wrinkle that can be acquired by your average joe |
Both |
moisturizing and deep conditioning ingredients |
Melatonin as an active ingredient in hair growth, and how much to use. |
hair color, alkalizers, additives |
Hair actives for repair from chemical damage, anti hair loss, color protection. |
Retinol/Retinal, Niacinamide, Vitamin C, AHA/BHA/PHA, caffeine, azelaic acid, kojic acid, bakuchiol. |
Ceramides |
I want to learn the difference between cationic, anionic and non anionic emulsifiers and as well as Hlb emulsifiers and how they all interact |
SLS, SLES, Isopropyl myristate, preservatives, Vinkocide, AHA, BHA, lighteners |
im a beginner so im interested in a lot |
Surfactants and fragrances and add ons |
Vitamins |
vitamin C, A ; hyaluronic acid ; hydroquinone ; niacinamide ; AHA ; BHA. |
Actives for aging skin in over 50 year old female and male |
Black and hard |
all natural |
acne products: retinol, AHA’s, BHA’s, PHA’s |
peptide, the difrent between liftonin, peptide and preservatrol (anti ageing actives) and natural preservatives for ‘natural” products. |
skin: Salicylic Acid, Urea Hair: polyelectrolyte complex (PVM/MA copolymer+polyquaternium 28) |
Sunscreen Actives |
kojic acid and Minoxidil |
brightening ,hydrating ,vitamins |
For 2 hair and skin |
I want to know about 100% organic ingredients for skin lightening. Organic ingredients for hair darkiningwsnt and Hair cream conditioner, Grower. |
Vitamins, liposomes, phytochemicals and natural silicone substitutes |
Any active at all |
Alpha-hydroxy acid, good [fatty] alcohols vs. bad alcohols, antioxidants, hyaluronic acid, and silicones. |
PEPTIDES, PRO-PRE AND POST BIOTICS |
I want to learn about natural ingredients |
Peptides, sources of collagen, |
Growth peptides, proteins, extracts, etc anything about hair loss. That includes eyelash, eyebrow, hair on head etc. |
Latest, unique source and those being improved for sustainability |
Max white ingredients |
Natural preservatives for skin and hair products or natural actives |
Anti dandruff Anti hair loss Anti acne Sun screen |
Them most vital and most common ingredient, which is readily available. |
How to make potent skin lightening products |
ANTIAGING, COENZYME Q10 EFFECT, RICE EXTRACTS,COFFEE EXTRACTS |
Emulsifiers |
Skin-Anti-inflammatory, rapid lifting, collagen boosting, deep moisturisation, whitening, anti-aged spots, sun protection, light activated active Hair- anti-greying, anti-hair loss, hair growth enhancer, natural anti- dandruff |
Azelaic acid, ferulic acid, retinoids, niacinamide, retinol, Arburtin, licorice. |
Oils, emulsifiers |
Kamuga |
anti-aging, skin brightening |
SKIN AND HAIR ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OF BIOORIGIN. BIOSURFACTANTS FOR HAIR SHAMPOO |
Marine ingredients for use in skin care products particularly face creams and antiaging products |
Skin Smootheners, and hair softeners |
vegan keratin |
Ceramides, in combination with plant sterols and also collagen. Also, DMAE |
ones that relate to nerves |
Bevin Nabai Kundu |
Anti aging |
Oily n acne prone skin |