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Vegan Skincare
products formulated without any ingredients derived from animals or animal byproducts, such as honey, beeswax, lanolin, carmine, or collagen sourced from animals. Vegan status refers only to ingredient sourcing and...
Vegan Skincare
products formulated without any ingredients derived from animals or animal byproducts, such as honey, beeswax, lanolin, carmine, or collagen sourced from animals. Vegan status refers only to ingredient sourcing and...
Clean Beauty (Term)
an unregulated marketing term generally used to describe products positioned as being made without ingredients a brand deems undesirable, often emphasizing safety, transparency, or environmental considerations. Because there is no...
Clean Beauty (Term)
an unregulated marketing term generally used to describe products positioned as being made without ingredients a brand deems undesirable, often emphasizing safety, transparency, or environmental considerations. Because there is no...
Free-From (Term)
a marketing label indicating that a product has been formulated without one or more specific ingredients, such as "free from parabens" or "free from sulfates." These claims describe what a...
Free-From (Term)
a marketing label indicating that a product has been formulated without one or more specific ingredients, such as "free from parabens" or "free from sulfates." These claims describe what a...
Nanoparticle
an extremely small particle, generally defined as measuring between roughly 1 and 100 nanometers in at least one dimension. In skincare, nanoparticles appear in some mineral sunscreens and delivery systems,...
Nanoparticle
an extremely small particle, generally defined as measuring between roughly 1 and 100 nanometers in at least one dimension. In skincare, nanoparticles appear in some mineral sunscreens and delivery systems,...
Cosmeceutical
a marketing term for a cosmetic product that is claimed to offer skin benefits associated with active, biologically functional ingredients, positioned somewhere between a standard cosmetic and a pharmaceutical drug....
Cosmeceutical
a marketing term for a cosmetic product that is claimed to offer skin benefits associated with active, biologically functional ingredients, positioned somewhere between a standard cosmetic and a pharmaceutical drug....
Compedogenicity Rating
a numerical scale, typically from 0 to 5, used to estimate how likely an individual ingredient is to clog pores and contribute to comedones (blackheads and whiteheads). A rating of...
Compedogenicity Rating
a numerical scale, typically from 0 to 5, used to estimate how likely an individual ingredient is to clog pores and contribute to comedones (blackheads and whiteheads). A rating of...
