Ingredient library
Every ingredient SkinAtlas knows about — all 2178 of them. What each one does, what it works well with, and what to watch for.
Coconut oil, a rich occlusive emollient.
Oil cold-pressed from the seeds of Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's Tears / adlay), a grain used in traditional East Asian medicine and skincare prized for its moisturizing properties.
A solvent-extracted fraction of carnauba palm wax (Copernicia cerifera) that provides emollient and film-forming properties; distinct from the whole wax (CERA) in texture and formulation use.
A hard plant wax from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm, used as an occlusive emollient and thickener in lip products, creams, and balms.
A dry-feel hazelnut oil that conditions skin with a light, quickly absorbed finish.
A fatty-acid- and vitamin-E-rich plant oil that softens and conditions skin.
A lightweight seed oil from Crambe abyssinica exceptionally rich in erucic acid (C22:1), valued as a dry-feel, non-greasy emollient in serums and lightweight facial oils.
A cold-pressed oil from cranberry seeds containing a unique balance of omega fatty acids and the full spectrum of vitamin E forms, providing rich emollient and antioxidant benefits.
A volatile cyclic silicone (D6) that imparts a lightweight, silky finish; subject to EU REACH concentration restrictions due to environmental persistence concerns.
A trade/INCI name covering a mixture of volatile cyclic silicones (primarily D4 and D5) that impart a lightweight, dry, silky feel and improve spreadability.
A volatile cyclic silicone (D5) that provides a lightweight, dry, silky feel; EU-restricted in rinse-off applications due to environmental persistence.
A seed oil cold-pressed or steam-extracted from carrot seeds, rich in carotenoids and tocopherols, used as an antioxidant-rich emollient in facial oils and serums.
A linear volatile silicone (L4) used as a lightweight carrier and emollient in serums and primers. Evaporates after application, leaving a smooth skin feel.
A fatty acid ester of dextrin (a starch derivative) and palmitic acid that gels oils and silicones into elegant, smooth textures, widely used in Japanese sunscreens.
A diester formed from dimer dilinoleic acid esterified with a blend of isostearyl and phytosteryl alcohols. Functions as a rich emollient that is compatible with skin lipids.
A dibutyl ester of adipic acid used as a lightweight emollient and solvent that imparts a smooth, non-greasy skin feel and improves formula spreadability, commonly found in sunscreens and CC creams.
A synthetic carbonate ester derived from caprylic acid that delivers a dry, non-greasy emollient feel and improves texture.
A symmetric ether of caprylic alcohol used as a lightweight, fast-spreading emollient and solvent that gives formulas a dry, silky skin feel with good sensory performance.
Diethoxy Ethyl Succinate is an ester derived from succinic acid used as a skin-conditioning and emollient agent. It appears in Korean toner-pad formulations (notably Numbuzin) as a lightweight texture modifier. The compound provides a smooth, conditioned skin feel. Succinic acid and its derivatives have mild sebum-regulating and anti-inflammatory properties that may contribute additional benefit at active concentrations.
A lightweight synthetic emollient and solvent that gives a non-greasy slip.
A synthetic carbonate diester of 2-ethylhexanol used as a lightweight, non-greasy emollient and solvent in sunscreens, foundations, and light moisturizers.
A mixed ester of diglycerin and adipic acid with fatty acids. Used as a lightweight emollient in Elixir Retino Power Cream.
A diester of heptanol and succinic acid used as a lightweight, bio-based emollient that provides a clean, non-greasy skin feel in serums and lightweight moisturizers.
A synthetic diisopropyl ester of adipic acid used as a lightweight emollient and solvent that spreads easily and helps dissolve UV filters in sunscreen formulations.