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Ingredients starting with Z
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Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from the fruit of the prickly ash. It works as a skin conditioner, helping the product improve how skin feels.
CAS 97404-53-0
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Zea Mays (Corn) Oil
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Corn oil that softens and conditions skin and hair, adds fragrance, and helps oil and water mix. In practice it smooths skin feel and helps keep the water and oil parts blended.
CAS 8001-30-7
Zea Mays Silk Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from corn silk, used as a skin conditioner. It helps skin feel soft and smooth.
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Zea Mays Starch
Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A powdery starch that soaks up moisture and oil and helps adjust the product's thickness. It keeps the formula from clumping and can leave a smoother, less greasy finish on the skin.
No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.
Zein
Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A corn protein that forms a film and conditions skin and hair. The film-forming job leaves a thin, even layer on the surface, while the conditioning keeps skin and hair feeling smooth.
CAS 9010-66-6
No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.
CAS 68989-22-0
Zinc
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Zinc here acts as an antioxidant. That means it helps keep the formula from spoiling when exposed to air.
CAS 7440-66-6
Zinc Acetate
Astringent (CosIng functional class)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Zinc Acetate is a zinc salt used in the formula to help keep skin protected and to curb microbes that could spoil the product. It also acts as an astringent, giving a tightening feel, and shows up in oral care products. On labels it's the zinc salt of acetic acid.
CAS 5970-45-6
Zinc Chloride
Astringent (CosIng functional class)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Soothing (CosIng functional class)Zinc Chloride is a zinc salt that helps limit microbes in the formula and works as an astringent for a tightening feel. It also has a soothing role and appears in oral care products.
CAS 7646-85-7
Zinc Gluconate
Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A zinc salt that conditions the skin and acts as a deodorant. It also has antimicrobial action, helping keep the formula in check.
Zinc Myristate
Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A zinc-based powder that adjusts the product's thickness and keeps powders from clumping. It also makes the formula more opaque, giving it a less see-through look.
CAS 16260-27-8
Zinc Oxide
Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)UV absorber (protects the formula from light, not a sunscreen filter)UV filter (filters UV rays)A mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, the core sun-protection job in this product. It also helps protect the skin surface and can add whiteness or opacity. On some labels it appears as CI 77947 when used for color.
CAS 1314-13-2
Zinc PCA is a moisture-binding and skin-conditioning ingredient. It draws in and holds water while helping keep skin soft and smooth.
Zinc Stearate
Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Colorant (adds color)Slip modifier (changes how the formula spreads)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Zinc Stearate is the zinc salt of stearic acid, used to keep powders from clumping, add color, improve slip, and adjust thickness. In practice it helps the product spread smoothly and gives it a consistent texture and body.
No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.
CAS 6228-53-1
Zinc Sulfate
Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Astringent (CosIng functional class)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Zinc Sulfate is a zinc salt that acts as an astringent, tightening and toning the skin's surface. It also serves antimicrobial and oral-care roles, keeping the formula in check and used in mouth products where it fights plaque. On labels it may simply appear as a zinc salt.
Zingiber Cassumunar Root Extract
Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A root extract that acts as a humectant and skin conditioner. As a humectant it draws in and holds moisture, and as a conditioner it keeps skin feeling soft and smooth.
Zingiber Officinale Root
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Zingiber Officinale Root is ginger root used to condition the skin, helping it feel soft and smooth. On labels it's simply listed by this name for ginger.
CAS 84696-15-1
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tonic (CosIng functional class)This is an extract of ginger root that conditions the skin, leaving it feeling smooth. It also adds fragrance and works as a tonic, giving a refreshed feel. You may see it listed by its ginger source name.
CAS 84696-15-1
Zingiber Officinale Root Oil
Fragrance ingredient (scent)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tonic (CosIng functional class)Zingiber Officinale Root Oil is the volatile oil from ginger rhizomes, used for fragrance and scent. It also conditions skin and acts as a tonic, helping keep skin feeling soft and refreshed.
CAS 8007-08-7
No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.
No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.
Zonaria Tournefortii Extract
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Zonaria Tournefortii Extract comes from an alga and works as an antioxidant. That means it helps protect the formula from the kind of breakdown driven by oxygen and light.