Ingredients beginning with P
Every ingredient in the dictionary filed under P — with its identifiers, its origin, and what it actually does.
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Petrolatum
PETROLATUM
The semi-solid mixture of saturated hydrocarbons left when refined petroleum residue is dewaxed; it forms a barrier film that slows water loss, and under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 the European Union permits it in cosmetics only where its refining history is documented.
Phenoxyethanol
PHENOXYETHANOL
A synthetic aromatic alcohol that has become the default broad-spectrum preservative in cosmetics, permitted in the European Union at a maximum of one per cent.
Polybutene
POLYBUTENE
A viscous, non-volatile hydrocarbon polymer that gives lip gloss its thickness, its cling and much of its shine; it is the fraction that stays behind once the volatile solvent it was dissolved in has gone.