Skin Care Ingredient Guide

Skin Care Ingredient Guide
Make informed skin care product decisions.

  • What each ingredient treats best: acne, aging, wrinkles, brown spots, sun damage, dullness, dehydration
  • How an ingredient supports or interacts with other active ingredients.
  • Research studies of ingredient efficacy
  • Industry expert opinions on an ingredient

Understand beauty product ingredient labels with the Defining Beauty Glossary, or get in-depth ingredient detail in the list below:


Skincare Ingredient Overviews

Some of the hair and skin care ingredients featured on Style Chicks include:

AHA

Almond Oil

Aloe Vera

Amla (Indian gooseberry)

Argan Oil

Argireline

Avocado Oil

Black Cumin Oil

Camellia Japonica Oil (Tsubaki)

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

Castor Oil

Citrus Stem Cells

Coconut Oil

Copper

Elastin

Ferulic Acid

Flax Seed Oil

Grapeseed Oil

Glycolic Acid

Hyaluronic Acid

Hydrolyzed Silk

Jojoba Oil

Mandelic Acid

Mango, Mango Seed Butter

Moringa Oleifera

MSM

Retinol

Rosehip Seed Oil

Rosemary Oil

Sachi Inchi Oil

Safflower Oil

Salicylic Acid

Sea Buckthorn Oil

Shea Butter

Sunflower Seed Oil

Squalene

Tamanu Oil

Tea Tree Oil

Tripeptide-10 Citrulline (Peptide)

Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Vitamin K

Watercress

 


How to know effective ingredients from skincare buzzwords?

How do you know if a product promoting a certain ingredient is just hype?

There hair and skin care ingredients that deliver amazing results. Some have clinical studies to prove they work.

But other ingredients are more hype than substance.

Learn which ingredients are worth your time and money before investing in a beauty product.

The Favorite Skincare Ingredients series report skincare ingredients that offer meaningful product value.

Is there an ingredient worth including in this series? Tell us!