Irritating Ingredients

potential ingredients to avoid –

Irritating Ingredients In Topical Skin Care Products

  • Preservatives
    • Parabens (methyl-, butyl-, ethyl-, and propyl-)
    • Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives
      • bronopol (often listed as 2-brono-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol)
      • diazolidinyl urea
      • DMDM hydantion
      • imidazolidinyl urea
      • quaternium 15
    • benzoic acid
    • Imidazolidinyl urea and Diazolidinyl urea
  • Fragrance
    • Phthalates
    • methylene chloride
    • toluene
    • methyl ethyl ketone
    • methyl isobutyl ketone
    • ethyl alcohol
    • benzyl chloride
  • Surfactants in cleansers (Anionic Surfactants)
    • fatty acids (saturated)
    • fatty alcohols (not an irritant, non-ionic)
      • Cetyl Alcohol (palmityl alcohol)
      • Cetearyl Alcohol (Cetostearyl alcohol)
      • Ceteareth–20 (polyethylene glycol ether of Cetearyl Alcohol )
    • sulfonate and sulfate ions – “sodium-based
  • Emulsifier
    • diethanolamine (DEA) and DEA related derivatives
      • oleamide DEA, lauramide DEA, cocamide DEA
    • saturated fatty acids
      • Stearic Acid (18:0)
    • fatty alcohols (not an irritant)
      • Cetyl Alcohol (palmityl alcohol)
      • Cetearyl Alcohol (Cetostearyl alcohol)
      • Ceteareth–20 (polyethylene glycol ether of Cetearyl Alcohol )
  • Thickening Agents (gel formulation)
    • diethanolamine (DEA)
    • cellulose (Microcrystalline Cellulose)
    • carbomer (Carbomer 940, Tea-Carbomer 940)
    • fatty alcohols (not an irritant)
      • Cetyl Alcohol (palmityl alcohol)
      • Cetearyl Alcohol (Cetostearyl alcohol)
      • Ceteareth–20 (polyethylene glycol ether of Cetearyl Alcohol )

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