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Babassu Oil

See also: Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil

Babassu Oil Polyglyceryl-4 Esters

Function: Solubilizier
Description: used as a Surfactant - Solubilizing Agent

Baking Soda

See also: Sodium Bicarbonate

Balm Mint Extract

See also: Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract

Barley Extract

See also: Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract

Barley Seed Extract

See also: Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract

Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Function: Fragrance
Description:

Synonyms: Buchu Oil

Basil Oil

See also: Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Oil

Batchelor's Button Extract

See also: Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract

Bearberry Extract

See also: Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract

Beeswax

Function: Emollient
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent - Emollient; also used as a Binder, Emulsion Stabilizer, Epilating Agent, Fragrance Ingredient, Surfactant - Emulsifying Agent, & Viscosity Increasing Agent for Nonaqueous Solution

Beet Root Extract

See also: Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract

Behentrimonium Chloride

Function: Antistatic
Description: also used as a Hair Conditioning Agent

Behentrimonium Methosulfate

Function: Antistatic
Description: also used as a Hair Conditioning Agent

Benzoic Acid

Function: Preservative
Description: also used as a pH Adjuster

Benzophenone-3

Function: Sunscreen
Description: also used as a Light Stabilizer

Synonyms: Oxybenzone

Benzyl Acetate

Function: Fragrance
Description:

Benzyl Alcohol

Function: Preservative
Description: also used as an External Analgesic, Fragrance Ingredient, Oral Health Care Drug, Solvent, & Viscosity Decreasing Agent

Benzyl Benzoate

Function: Fragrance
Description: also used as a Solvent

Benzyl Salicylate

Function: Fragrance
Description: also used as a Light Stabilizer

Bergamot Extract

See also: Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Extract

Bergamot Oil

See also: Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil

Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent - Emollient

Synonyms: Brazil Nut Oil

Beta Carotene

Function: Colorant
Description: also used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent

Synonyms: β-Carotene

Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent

Synonyms: Beet Root Extract

Beta-Glucan

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent; also used as a Bulking Agent

Betula Alba Bark Extract

Function: Botanical
Description: also used as a Fragrance Ingredient

Synonyms: Birch Bark Extract, White Birch Bark Extract

Bilberry Extract

See also: Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract

Bioflavonoids

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent

Synonyms: Flavonoids, Lemon Oil, Lemon Bioflavonoids

Biosaccharide Gum-1

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent

Biosaccharide Gum-4

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent

Biotin

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Hair-Conditioning & Skin-Conditioning Agent

Synonyms: Vitamin H, Vitamin B7

Birch Bark Extract

See also: Betula Alba Bark Extract

Bisabolol

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent; also used as a Fragrance Ingredient

Bitter Orange Oil

See also: Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil

Black Currant Extract

See also: Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract

Black Currant Oil

See also: Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil

Black Pepper Extract

See also: Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Seed Extract

Black Willow Extract

See also: Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract

Blackberry Leaf Extract

See also: Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Leaf Extract

Blessed Thistle Extract

See also: Silybum Marianum Seed Extract

Blue Bottle Extract

See also: Centella Asiatica Extract

Blue Green Algae

See also: Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Powder

Blueberry Extract

See also: Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract

Bluebonnet Extract

See also: Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract

Borage Seed Oil

See also: Borago Officinalis Seed Oil

Borago Officinalis Seed Oil

Function: Emollient
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent - Emollient

Synonyms: Borage Seed Oil

Bramble Leaf Extract

See also: Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Leaf Extract

Brazil Nut Oil

See also: Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil

Brazil Wax

See also: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax

Bromelain

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent; also used as a Lytic Agent

Synonyms: Bromelain, Juice, Fruit Bromelain

Bromelain, Juice

See also: Bromelain

Buchu Oil

See also: Barosma Betulina Leaf Oil

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Function: Fragrance

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Oil

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive

Synonyms: Shea Butter Oil

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Unsaponifiables

Function: Conditioning
Description: used as a Hair-Conditioning & Skin-Conditioning Agent

Synonyms: Shea Butter Unsaponifiables