Active Ingredients

Cosmetic active ingredients — retinoids, AHAs, BHAs, peptides, and more with safety and regulatory data.

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Ingredient Safety
4-Butylresorcinol Good
Acetic Acid — Deep Research Profile Good
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester Good
Acetyl Hexapeptide-30 (Inyline) Moderate
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Moderate
Acetyl Octapeptide-3 Good
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11 Good
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3 Good
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 Excellent
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 Moderate
Activated Charcoal Excellent
Adapalene Good
Adenosine Excellent
Aesculus Hippocastanum Extract Good
Algae Extract Good
Algin (Alginic Acid) Good
Allantoin Excellent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Good
Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice) Good
Alpha-Arbutin Good
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide Excellent
Alteromonas Ferment Extract Good
Aluminum Chlorohydrate Good
Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly Good
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract Good
Aminexil Good
Ammonium Glycyrrhizate Good
Arbutin Good
Arctium Lappa Root Extract Good
Argireline (Acetyl Hexapeptide-3) Good
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract Moderate
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract Excellent
Ascorbyl Glucoside Excellent
Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Excellent
Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) Root Ext Good
Asiatic Acid Good
Asiaticoside Excellent
Aspergillus Ferment Good
Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract Good
Avenanthramides Good
Avobenzone Good
Azelaic Acid Excellent
Azeloglicina (PAD) Good
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene) Good
Bacillus Ferment Good
Baicapil Good
Bakuchiol Excellent
Bee Venom Moderate
Bemotrizinol Excellent
Beta-Arbutin Good
Beta-Glucan Excellent
Bifida Ferment Lysate Excellent
Biotin Good
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 Good
Bisabolol Excellent
Boric Acid Poor
Bromelain Moderate
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT Excellent
CHOLECALCIFEROL Poor
Caffeine Good
Calcium Pantothenate Excellent
Calendula Extract (Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract) Good
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Excellent
Camphor Moderate
Capixyl Good
Capixyl (Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Trifolium Pratense Extract) Good
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid Good
Carnosine Excellent
Centella Asiatica Extract Good
Ceramide NS Excellent
Chaga Extract (Inonotus Obliquus) Good
Chamomile Extract Good
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Good
Cholesterol Excellent
Chronoline (Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3) Moderate
Chrysin Good
Cinnamaldehyde Moderate
Citric Acid R Good
Climbazole Good
Coal Tar Poor
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Good
Colloidal Oatmeal Excellent
Colloidal Silver Poor
Copper Peptide (GHK-Cu) Good
Copper Peptide (GHK-Cu, Copper Tripeptide-1) Excellent
Copper Tripeptide-1 Good
Cordyceps Extract Good
Cubosomes Moderate
Curcuma Longa Root Extract Good
Cysteamine Moderate
DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol) Good
Daidzein Good
Dead Sea Salt Good
Decapeptide-12 Good
Deoxyarbutin Regulatory Poor
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate (S Moderate
Dipeptide-2 Good
Drometrizole Trisiloxane Good
Dunaliella Salina Extract Excellent
EGF Good
Ecklonia Cava Extract Excellent
Ectoin Excellent
Elastic Vesicles Good
Ellagic Acid Good
Enoxolone (Glycyrrhetinic Acid) Good
Ensulizole Moderate
Ergothioneine Good
Ethosomes_ Delivery System, Not a Discrete Ingredi Good
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract Good
Exosomes Good
FULLERENES Poor
Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Moderate
Folic Acid Good
GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) Good
Genistein Good
Gigawhite Good
Gigawhite Ingredient Assessment Good
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Good
Ginseng Extract (Panax Ginseng Root Extract) Good
Glabridin Good
Gluconic Acid Good
Gluconolactone Excellent
Glycine Excellent
Glycine Soja Seed Extract Good
Glycolic Acid Good
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Good
Gotu Kola Extract Good
Gotu Kola Powder Good
Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate Good
Hexapeptide-10 Moderate
Hexapeptide-11 (Myristoyl Hexapeptide-16) Moderate
Hexylresorcinol Excellent
Homosalate Moderate
Hydroquinone Poor
Hydroxyectoin Excellent
Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate Excellent
Hydroxypropyl Chitosan Excellent
Hypericum Perforatum Extract Moderate
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) Good
Isotretinoin Regulatory Good
Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) Good
Ketoconazole Good
Kojic Acid Moderate
Kojic Dipalmitate Good
Konjac Glucomannan Excellent
Kopyrrol Moderate
L-Arginine Excellent
L-Cysteine Good
L-Lysine Excellent
L-Proline Excellent
LACTOBIONIC ACID Excellent
Lactic Acid Good
Lactobacillus Acidophilus Moderate
Lactobacillus Ferment Excellent
Lactobacillus Paracasei Good
Licorice Root Extract Moderate
Linoleic Acid Excellent
Lipid Nanoparticles Moderate
Liposomes Good
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Good
Madecassic Acid Good
Madecassoside Excellent
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract Moderate
Malic Acid Good
Maltobionic Acid Excellent
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract Excellent
Mandelic Acid Good
Matrixyl (Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4) Good
Melatonin Excellent
Menthol Good
Methylcobalamin Moderate
Minoxidil Moderate
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract Moderate
Morus Alba Root Extract Good
Morus Bombycis Root Extract Good
Mulberry Extract Good
Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3 Moderate
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 Moderate
NITROCELLULOSE Good
Nanospheres Poor
Niacinamide Excellent
Niacinamide Cosmetic Excellent
Nigella Sativa Seed Extract Moderate
Niosomes Good
Nonapeptide-1 Good
Octinoxate Moderate
Octisalate Moderate
Octocrylene Moderate
Oligopeptide-68 Good
Oxybenzone Poor
PANTHENOL Excellent
PANTOTHENIC ACID Excellent
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreo Moderate
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-6 Diaminohydroxybutyr Moderate
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-6 Diaminohydroxybutyrate Good
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Good
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Good
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Good
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 (Matrixyl Synthe'6) — Stru Moderate
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Excellent
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