AVOID
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate (a polyethylene glycol ester made from glycerin and coconut fatty acids)
PEG-Glyceryl Stearate (PEG ester that breaks down into stearic acid)
Polyethylene Glycol Stearates (mixture of mono and distearates with corresponding free glycols)
Esters in your skincare products end in -ATE. (alcohol + fatty acid = ester // glycerin + fatty acid = glyceride, also known as a glycerol ester. )
fatty acids C11-24
Polysorbate 20 = sorbitan monolaurate (lauric acid, C12)
Polysorbate 40 =sorbitan monopalmitate (palmitic acid, C14)
Polysorbate 60 =sorbitan monostearate (stearic acid, C18)
Polysorbate 80 =sorbitan monooleate (oleic acid, C18:1)
Yeast Ferments
Seem to have prooven to be OK:
Squalan
BPO
Lanette E = Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Lanette N = Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Brij 721 = Steareth-21 (i.e. polyethylene glycol polymer and stearyl alcohol)
Cremophor A 25 = Ceteareth-25
Note: Cetearyl Alcohol is a combination of cetyl and stearyl alcohols, so these should be fine too.
Ceramide ????
Mineral Oil
Glycerin
MTC Oil
Vaseline
Honey
Propolis
Aloe