Materials used to alter the thickness of liquid cosmetic products.

Ingredients used for abrading, smoothing or polishing, such as emery or pumice.

Ingredients that have the capacity to absorb or soak up liquids.

The limit for a contaminant established by the Food and Drug Administration (or other regulatory body) where action may be taken against a product to remove it from the market or to otherwise ensure t [..]

Ingredients that unite or bond surfaces together.

Alcohols are a large class of important cosmetic ingredients but only ethanol needs to be denatured to prevent it from being redirected from cosmetic applications to alcoholic beverages.

Organic compounds that are the building blocks of proteins.

Ingredients or processing aids that prevent powdered or granular substances from forming clumps.

Ingredients that reduce the tendency of finished products to generate foam when shaken.

Ingredients that inhibit the growth and reproduction of fungal cells and decrease the number of fungi present. In the United States, antifungal agents are regulated as Over-The-Counter (OTC) drug ingr [..]