Emulsifier
Every ingredient in the dictionary that works as an emulsifier — what it is, where it came from, and how long it has been doing the job.
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Beeswax
BEESWAX
Beeswax is the material a honeybee colony builds its comb from, and the oldest wax with a documented place in cosmetics: it sets the shape of a lipstick, thickens a balm, and holds oil and water together in a cream.
Lanolin
LANOLIN
The greasy secretion sheep make to keep their fleece from rotting in the rain, recovered from wool-scouring liquor: chemically a wax rather than a fat, despite the old pharmacy name wool fat.