Ingredients
Plain-language explanations of what each ingredient is and what it does.
Linalyl Acetate
An ester found naturally in lavender and bergamot essential oils, also produced synthetically, used as a fragrance ingre...
Linoleic Acid
An essential omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found abundantly in plant oils such as safflower, sunflower, and grapese...
Linolenic Acid
An essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in oils such as flaxseed and perilla, used in skincare as an emoll...
Bird's-Foot Trefoil Seed Extract
Lotus Corniculatus Seed Extract
An extract derived from the seeds of Lotus corniculatus (bird's-foot trefoil), a legume unrelated to the true lotus. It...
Lupinus Albus (White Lupin) Seed Extract
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
An extract from the seeds of white lupin (Lupinus albus), rich in proteins, peptides, and antioxidant flavonoids.
Goji Berry Fruit Extract
Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract
An extract from the fruit of Lycium chinense (goji/wolfberry), rich in carotenoids, polysaccharides, and vitamin C. It i...
Lysine
An essential amino acid that humans must obtain through diet, used in skincare as a conditioning and antistatic agent.
Lysine HCl
The hydrochloride salt of L-lysine, an essential amino acid, used in cosmetics as a humectant and skin-conditioning agen...
Macadamia Seed Oil
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
A rich fatty-acid oil pressed from macadamia nuts, valued for its palmitoleic (omega-7) acid content close to that of hu...
Macadamia Seed Oil
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
A plant oil pressed from macadamia nuts, valued in skincare as a rich emollient, often used in cleansing oils and moistu...
Machilus Thunbergii Bark Extract
An extract from the bark of the Machilus thunbergii (tabunoki) tree, used in K-beauty for its soothing properties.
Madecassic Acid
A pentacyclic triterpenoid acid and the deglycosylated (aglycone) form of madecassoside, one of Centella asiatica's prin...
Madecassoside
A pentacyclic triterpenoid saponin isolated from Centella asiatica (gotu kola), one of the plant's principal soothing ac...
Magnesium Chloride
An inorganic salt of magnesium and chlorine, used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and viscosity modifier.
Magnesium Sulfate
An inorganic mineral salt (magnesium sulfate, commonly known as Epsom salt) used in cosmetic formulas as an electrolyte...
Malachite Extract
A mineral-derived ingredient made by grinding malachite (a copper carbonate mineral), dissolving it in hydrochloric acid...
Malt Extract
A barley-derived extract rich in sugars, amino acids, and B vitamins, used as a humectant and skin-conditioning agent.
Maltodextrin
A polysaccharide derived from starch hydrolysis, used as a light humectant and texturiser.
Mannitol
A naturally occurring sugar alcohol (polyol) used to draw and hold moisture in the skin.
Chamomile (Matricaria Recutita) Flower Oil
Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil
Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil is the essential oil steam-distilled from German chamomile flowers, valued for its bisabo...