Emollients smoothe and soften the skin.

Hair conditioning agents leave the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and/or gives volume, highlights, brilliance, etc.

Masking agents reduce or mask the base odor or aroma of a product.

Keratolytic agents help to eliminate dead cells from the cornea or outer layer of the skin. It works by simple contact withe the skin, interacting wit...

Film forming agents produce a continuous film on skin, hair, or nails.

Bulking agents reduces the apparent density of cosmetic products.

Chelating agents react to form complexes with metal ions susceptible to affecting stability and/or the aspect of cosmetic products. Widely used in soa...

Astringent agents tighten skin pores.

Antistatic agents reduce static electricity, and prevent hair or skin to be electrically charged.

Emulsifiers make it easy to mix not miscible liquids (for example water and oil). in other words, they allow for the making of emulsions of oil and wa...