Keeping track of all the different ingredients used in DIY skincare and cosmetics can feel overwhelming! Many ingredients serve multiple purposes, and understanding what each one does can make formulating so much easier.
I’ve created this ingredient guide to help you find your way around common cosmetic ingredients, understand their roles, and discover how they fit into your own formulations.
I’m still building this resource, so some ingredient categories may not have their own guides just yet. I’ll continue adding new information as the guide grows!
Ingredients by Groups:
- Carrier Oils
- Butters
- Surfactants
- Humectants
- Occlusive
- Emollients
- Emulsifier
- Essential Oils
- Exfoliants
- Thickeners
All Ingredients:
- Activated Charcoal
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Cocoa Butter
- Coconut Oil
- Emulsifying Wax NF
- Fractionated Coconut Oil
- Hazelnut Oil
- Jojoba Oil
- Mango Butter
- Olive Oil
- Olivem 1000
- Shea Butter
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate SLSA
- Stearic Acid
- Sweet Almond Oil
- Tea Tree Oil
- Vegetable Glycerin
- Vitamin E Oil