Ingredients
Plain-language explanations of what each ingredient is and what it does.
Sodium Benzoate
The sodium salt of benzoic acid, a widely used preservative that inhibits mould, yeast and some bacteria in water-contai...
Sodium Bicarbonate
A mild alkaline salt used to adjust pH and provide gentle buffering or light physical texture.
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
A strong anionic surfactant that produces abundant, stable foam in rinse-off cleansers and washes.
Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
A water-soluble, chemically modified form of beta-glucan (a cereal or yeast polysaccharide) used as a soothing, moisturi...
Sodium Chloride
Common table salt, used as a thickener in surfactant-based cleansers and to help stabilize emulsions.
Sodium Citrate
Sodium citrate is the sodium salt of citric acid, commonly used in cosmetic formulas as a gentle pH adjuster and mild ch...
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
A mild, coconut-derived amphoteric surfactant used as a secondary cleansing and foam-boosting agent in gentle shampoos,...
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate is a mild amino-acid-derived anionic surfactant made from coconut fatty acids and the amino acid...
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
A mild amino-acid-based cleansing surfactant derived from glutamic acid and coconut fatty acids.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
An amino-acid-based anionic surfactant derived from coconut fatty acids and glycine, prized as one of the mildest cleans...
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
A mild coconut-derived anionic surfactant used to cleanse and produce a creamy lather in facial washes.
Sodium Dehydroacetate
The sodium salt of dehydroacetic acid, used as a cosmetic preservative with primarily antifungal activity, typically com...
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
A lysine- and glutamic-acid-derived amino-acid surfactant/conditioning agent, built as a mild "gemini" type molecule fro...
Sodium Hyaluronate
The stable sodium salt of hyaluronic acid, a powerful water-binding humectant that hydrates and plumps skin.
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
A cross-linked form of hyaluronic acid engineered to stay on the skin's surface longer than ordinary sodium hyaluronate.
Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
A silicone-modified sodium hyaluronate hybrid combining hyaluronic acid's humectant properties with a dimethylsilanol gr...
Sodium Hydroxide
A strong alkali used in tiny amounts as a pH adjuster to neutralize acidic formulas like this azelaic acid serum, not as...
Sodium Isethionate
A mild anionic surfactant salt used to cleanse and boost lather in wash-off products.
Sodium Lactate
The sodium salt of lactic acid and a natural component of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF). It is used as a...
Sodium Laureth-12 Sulfate
An anionic, ethoxylated sulfate surfactant (12 moles of ethylene oxide) used as the primary cleansing/foaming agent in t...