Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins

67 entries · the stored declaration is recorded as incomplete. An incomplete list is treated as unknown, never as a pass.

• Homosalate

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also adds scent to the product.

• Octisalate

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

  An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, and doubles as a light stabilizer to keep the formula steady in sun. It also appears on labels as Ethylhexyl Salicylate.

• Avobenzone

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

  An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it also appears as Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.

• Octocrylene

  UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

  An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also serves as a light stabilizer, helping keep other filters and the formula intact under sunlight.

• Water

  Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.

• Butyloctyl Salicylate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A liquid that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent. It softens skin feel and helps dissolve and spread other ingredients in the mix.

• Behenyl Alcohol

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multitasker that softens and smooths skin while adjusting the product's thickness. It also helps hold the mix together and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.

  listed as “Docosanol”

• Nylon-12

  Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A fine powder that adds bulk and adjusts the product's thickness. It also makes the formula more opaque, so it looks less clear. In practice, it can give a smooth, powdery feel.

• Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice it gives the product a lighter, easier-to-spread texture.

• Butylene Glycol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multitasking liquid that acts as a humectant, solvent, and thickness adjuster, and carries a scent role. It draws in and holds moisture, dissolves other ingredients, and helps set the product's texture.

• Dimethicone

  Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  A silicone that softens and smooths skin feel and forms a protective layer on the surface. It also cuts down foam during production, keeping the formula settled.

• Myristyl Myristate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It also makes the product more opaque, so a clear formula turns creamy or milky in look.

• Cetyl Esters

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Cetyl Esters soften and smooth the skin. They give the product a silky feel and help it glide on.

  listed as “Cetyl Esters Wax”

• Ascorbyl Glucoside

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)

  Ascorbyl Glucoside is a form of vitamin C used purely as an antioxidant. That means it helps keep the formula from spoiling as it's exposed to air.

• Polyethylene

  Abrasive (physically scrubs)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  Polyethylene is a plastic-type material that acts as a mild scrub particle, a film former, and a thickness adjuster. That means it can smooth or polish the skin surface, leave a thin coating as the product dries, and adjust how thick the formula is.

  listed as “High Density Polyethylene”

• Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer

  Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A thickening agent that adjusts how thick or fluid the product is. In practice it gives the sunscreen its body and helps it hold together.

• Orange Oil

  No reviewed note yet.

  listed as “Orange Oil, Cold Pressed”

• Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  An oil from Bourbon geranium flowers used as a fragrance. Its job is to give the product a scent.

• Cananga Odorata Flower Oil

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  A scented oil from cananga flowers, used to give the product its fragrance. Its role is purely to add smell.

  listed as “Ylang-Ylang Oil”

• Clove Oil

  No reviewed note yet.

• Rosa Damascena Flower Oil

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  An oil from Damask rose flowers that conditions skin and adds scent. It helps keep skin feeling soft while contributing to the fragrance. Also known as rose oil.

  listed as “Rosa X Damascena Flower Oil”

• Jasminum Officinale Flower

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A flower ingredient used to help condition the skin.

• Viola Odorata Flower/Leaf Extract

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tonic (CosIng functional class)

  An extract from sweet violet flowers and leaves that conditions the skin and adds fragrance. It helps keep skin soft and smooth while also acting as a toning ingredient in the formula.

  listed as “Viola Odorata Flowering Top”

• Farnesol

  Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  A fragrance ingredient that also works as a deodorant. It adds scent and helps mask or reduce odor in the product.

• Eugenol

  Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Tonic (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  A fragrance ingredient that scents the product. It also acts as a denaturant and a toning agent within the formula.

• Benzyl Salicylate

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Restricted in the EU

  Benzyl Salicylate adds scent to the product and helps keep the formula stable in light. Those are its two roles here.

• Citronellol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  Citronellol is a fragrance ingredient. Its job is to give the product a scent.

  listed as “.Beta.-Citronellol, (R)-”

• Citral

  Flavoring (adds taste)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  Citral is a fragrance and flavoring ingredient that gives the product its scent. It carries a lemony smell and is a common part of perfume blends.

• Benzyl Benzoate

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Restricted in the EU

  Benzyl Benzoate works as a solvent that dissolves other ingredients and helps limit microbial growth in the formula. It also contributes to the product's scent.

• Geraniol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Tonic (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  Geraniol is a fragrance ingredient that gives the product its scent. It also acts as a tonic, adding a fresh feel.

• Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract

  Tonic (CosIng functional class)

  An extract from the fruit of Rosa roxburghii, used as a tonic. It gives skin a refreshed, toned feel.

  listed as “Rosa Roxburghii Fruit”

• Paeonia Lactiflora Root

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  This is a skin-conditioning ingredient from peony root. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

• Molasses

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A syrup left over from processing sugarcane, used to condition skin. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

• Citrus Grandis Peel

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Grapefruit peel used to condition the skin and to add scent. It helps skin feel soft and gives the product a fragrance.

  listed as “Citrus Maxima Fruit Rind”

• Triticum Vulgare Germ

  Bleaching (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  This wheat germ ingredient conditions skin to soften its feel and helps protect the surface. It is also listed for a bleaching or lightening role.

  listed as “Wheat Germ”

• Hordeum Distichon Extract

  Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  An extract from barley that works as a skin-protecting ingredient. It helps shield the skin's surface.

  listed as “Barley”

• Palmaria Palmata Extract

  Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  An extract of the red alga Palmaria palmata used as a skin-protecting ingredient. It helps shield the skin's surface. On labels it may appear under its alga name.

  listed as “Palmaria Palmata”

• Punica Granatum Fruit Juice

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  This is juice pressed from the pomegranate fruit, used to add fragrance and to condition skin. So it lends a scent and helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

  listed as “Pomegranate Juice”

• Oryza Sativa Bran

  Abrasive (physically scrubs)Bulking agent (adds volume)

  Rice bran that works as a mild abrasive and a bulking agent that fills out the formula. It provides a scrubbing texture and adds body to the product.

  listed as “Rice Bran”

• Gentiana Lutea Rhizome/Root

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tonic (CosIng functional class)

  This is a plant material from gentian root, used to condition the skin. It works as a skin-conditioning and toning ingredient, helping the product leave skin feeling refreshed and smooth.

  listed as “Gentiana Lutea Root”

• Turmeric

  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.

• Sucrose

  Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)

  Sucrose is a sugar used here to draw in and hold moisture. It helps keep the product from drying out while conditioning and soothing skin feel.

• Glyceryl Stearate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Glyceryl Stearate is an emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It also acts as an emulsifier, keeping the oil and water parts blended together.

  listed as “Glyceryl Monostearate”

• PEG-100 Stearate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A cleansing surfactant, meaning it helps lift away oil and dirt. It's often paired with other emulsifiers in creams.

• Peg-6 Stearate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  This is an emulsifier that helps oil and water stay mixed. It keeps the formula from splitting into separate layers.

• Glycerin

  Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  Glycerin draws in and holds moisture while conditioning and protecting skin. It also dissolves other ingredients, adjusts thickness, and can add scent. On labels it may appear as glycerol.

• Linoleic Acid

  Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A fatty acid that does several jobs here: it cleanses, conditions skin and hair, and softens and smooths skin feel. As a cleansing agent it helps lift away dirt and oil, and it also reduces static in hair.

• Salicylic Acid

  Anti-seborrheic (CosIng functional class)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Keratolytic (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EU

  This is a multi-tasking acid that conditions skin and hair, works as a preservative to keep the formula from spoiling, and lends a scent. It also acts as a keratolytic, meaning it helps loosen and shed surface skin cells, and helps manage oiliness.

• Di-Ppg-2 Myreth-10 Adipate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A conditioning ingredient that softens and smooths skin feel while also helping lift away dirt. In practice, it improves skin feel and contributes to the product's cleansing action.

• Sodium Hyaluronate

  Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A moisture-grabbing ingredient that draws in and holds water. That keeps skin conditioned and helps it feel supple. It's the salt form of hyaluronic acid.

  listed as “Hyaluronate Sodium”

• Betaine

  Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Betaine is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. This helps keep skin and hair conditioned and stops the product from drying out.

• Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

  Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A conditioning ingredient that also draws in and holds moisture. It helps skin feel hydrated and smooth.

  listed as “Glycyrrhizinate Dipotassium”

• Steareth-21

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Steareth-21 helps oil and water mix and works as a cleansing agent. That means it holds the water and oil parts together in a stable blend and helps rinse away grime.

• Trehalose

  Humectant (holds moisture)Moisturizing (CosIng functional class)

  Trehalose is a sugar used as a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. That keeps skin and the formula from drying out.

• Tocopheryl Acetate

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Tocopheryl Acetate is a form of vitamin E that acts as an antioxidant, helping keep the formula from going off. It also conditions the skin, softening its feel.

  listed as “.Alpha.-Tocopherol Acetate”

• Myristyl Laurate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A cleansing ingredient that helps lift away oil and dirt. It works by helping grime rinse off with water.

• Trisiloxane

  Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A light silicone that conditions the skin and keeps foam down during use. It gives a smooth feel and stops unwanted bubbling in the formula.

• Caprylyl Glycol

  Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A multi-tasker that conditions skin and hair and acts as a deodorant. As an emollient it softens and smooths, leaving skin feeling conditioned.

• Squalane

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Refatting (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths the skin, and also conditions hair. It leaves a smooth feel and helps replace oils on the surface.

• Myristyl Alcohol

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A fatty alcohol that works as an emollient, softening and smoothing skin feel, and helps oil and water stay mixed. It also adjusts the product's thickness and can boost foam. In practice, it keeps the formula stable and gives it body.

• Tromethamine

  Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

  Tromethamine is a buffering agent that helps hold the product's acidity steady. It also adds fragrance.

• Sodium Dehydroacetate

  Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  A preservative that helps keep the product from spoiling over time. That means it protects the formula against microbes.

• Hexylene Glycol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A multi-tasking ingredient that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend evenly. It also helps oil and water mix, cleanses, adds scent, and conditions the skin.

• Sodium Hydroxide

  Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Restricted in the EU

  Sodium Hydroxide is a strongly alkaline ingredient used in tiny amounts to fine-tune a formula's acidity (buffering). This keeps the product's pH steady. It can also act as a denaturant, altering another substance so it stays fit for use in cosmetics rather than being consumed.

• Phenoxyethanol

  Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling over time.

• Mica

  Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)

  Mica is a mineral used to add color and to make the product look opaque rather than see-through. It also keeps powders from clumping and adds bulk to the formula.

• N-Dialkyl Methyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride (C12-C18)

  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.

Source

DailyMed drug label

Source record

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=8e8c495e-d439-4735-a7cc-b44081b75b27

Retrieved

22 September 2026

Market

United States

Version

v1 of this U.S. formulation

Source tier

Official label document (not independently verified by us)

Entries recorded

67

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