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DANGSKYN screening reference

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Showing 66 of 66 reference entries

  • Acetylated Lanolin
  • Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
  • Algae ExtractAlso listed as Algae, Seaweed ExtractAdditional screening reference
  • Avocado OilAlso listed as Persea Gratissima Oil, Persea Americana Oil
  • Butyl Stearate
  • Cetearyl Alcohol with Ceteareth-20Both ingredients must be present
  • Cetyl Acetate
  • Cocoa ButterAlso listed as Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Theobroma Cacao Butter
  • Coconut AlkanesAdditional screening reference
  • Coconut OilAlso listed as Coconut Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Cocos Nucifera Butter
  • Corn OilAlso listed as Zea Mays Oil, Zea Mays Germ Oil
  • Cottonseed OilAlso listed as Cotton Seed Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Gossypium Hirsutum Seed Oil
  • D&C Red 17Also listed as Red 17, D&C Red No. 17, CI 26100
  • D&C Red 3Also listed as Red 3, FD&C Red 3, D&C Red No. 3, FD&C Red No. 3, CI 45430, Erythrosine
  • D&C Red 30Also listed as Red 30, Red 30 Lake, D&C Red No. 30, CI 73360
  • D&C Red 36Also listed as Red 36, D&C Red No. 36, CI 12085
  • Decyl Oleate
  • Dioctyl Malate
  • Dioctyl Succinate
  • Ethoxylated Lanolin
  • Evening Primrose OilAlso listed as Oenothera Biennis Oil, Oenothera Biennis Seed Oil
  • Glyceryl Stearate SEAlso listed as Glyceryl Stearate S.E.
  • Glyceryl-3 Diisostearate
  • Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
  • Isocetyl Alcohol
  • Isocetyl Stearate
  • Isopropyl Isostearate
  • Isopropyl LinoleateAlso listed as Isopropyl Linolate
  • Isopropyl Myristate
  • Isopropyl Palmitate
  • Isostearyl Isostearate
  • Isostearyl Neopentanoate
  • LanolinAlso listed as Wool Fat, Wool Wax
  • Laureth-23
  • Laureth-4
  • Lauric Acid
  • Mink OilAlso listed as Mustela Oil
  • Myristic Acid
  • Myristyl Lactate
  • Myristyl Myristate
  • Octyl PalmitateAlso listed as Ethylhexyl Palmitate, 2-Ethylhexyl Palmitate
  • Octyl Stearate
  • Oleth-3
  • Oleth-5
  • Oleyl Alcohol
  • PEG-16 Lanolin
  • PEG-200 Dilaurate
  • PEG-8 Stearate
  • Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
  • PPG-10 Cetyl Ether
  • PPG-2 Myristyl PropionateAlso listed as Propylene Glycol-2 Myristyl Propionate
  • PPG-5 Ceteth-10 Phosphate
  • Propylene Glycol MonostearateAlso listed as PG Monostearate, Propylene Glycol Stearate
  • Red AlgaeAlso listed as Red Algae ExtractAdditional screening reference
  • Sesame OilAlso listed as Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum Oil
  • Shark Liver Oil
  • Shea ButterAlso listed as Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Vitellaria Paradoxa ButterAdditional screening reference
  • Sodium Lauryl SulfateAlso listed as Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, SLS
  • Soybean OilAlso listed as Glycine Soja Oil, Glycine Max Oil
  • SqualeneAdditional screening reference
  • Steareth-10
  • Stearyl Heptanoate
  • Sulfated Castor OilAlso listed as Turkey Red OilAdditional screening reference
  • Sulfated Jojoba Oil
  • Wheat Germ GlycerideAlso listed as Wheat Germ Glycerides
  • Wheat Germ OilAlso listed as Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Triticum Aestivum Germ Oil, Triticum Vulgare Wheat Germ OilAdditional screening reference

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