Ingredient Glossary

Cetyl Palmitate:

Pure vegetable lipid ester derived from cetyl alcohol & palmitic acid (naturally occurring fatty acid). Cetyl palmitate is produced by reacting cetyl alcohol with palmitic acid.

Octyldodecanol:

Octyldodecanol is a branched fatty alcohol produced from natural fats (vegetable derived) and oils (vegetable derived) by reduction of the fatty acid grouping to the hydroxyl function.

Phenylpropanol, Ethylhexylglycerin: 

Used in conjunction as a broad spectrum preservative derived from cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamic alcohol, and glycerin. May give product a slight cinnamon scent.

Polyhydroxystearic Acid:

Soft and pliable wax that is naturally derived from castor oil.

Silica Dimethyl Silylate:

A silica derivative that helps suspend pigments in a formula.

Tetradecane:

Tetradecane is made from vegetable derived paraffins by fractional distillation to produce high purity, linear, single cut alkanes.

Tribehenin:

Tribehenin is the triglyceride of behenic acid, behenic acid is derived from the seeds of the Ben-oil tree (Moringa oleifera).

Trihydroxystearin:

Hydrogenated castor oil in a fine powder form.