| Ingredient | Function |
| 1,2-hexanediol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. Solvent. Inhibits microbial growth in the product. |
| acrylates copolymer | Viscosity adjuster. Hair fixative. |
| acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer | Viscosity adjuster. Hair fixative. |
| acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer | Hair fixative. |
| alkyl aryl polyether alcohol | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| allantoin | Skin conditioner - humectant. |
| aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrex gly | Antiperspirant. |
| aminomethyl propanol | pH adjuster for the product. |
| arginine | pH adjuster for the product. Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. |
| aspartic acid | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. pH adjuster for the product. |
| behenyl alcohol | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Viscosity adjuster. Emulsion stabilizer. |
| beta-glucan | Skin conditioner - humectant. |
| BHT | Antioxidant for the product. |
| bis-octyldodecyl dimer dilinoleate/propanediol copolymer | Film former. |
| bis-PEG-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane | Skin conditioner - humectant. Surfactant - foam booster. |
| butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer | Viscosity adjuster. Film former. |
| butyloctyl salicylate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| C12-15 alkyl benzoate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| C30-45 alkyl methicone | Viscosity adjuster. Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| C30-45 olefin | Skin conditioner - occlusive. Film former. |
| caprylic/capric triglyceride | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| caprylyl glycol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. Inhibits microbial growth in the product. |
| carnosine | Skin conditioner - humectant. Antioxidant and chelator for the product. |
| ceramide AP | Skin conditioner. |
| ceramide AS | Skin conditioner. |
| ceramide EOP | Skin conditioner. |
| ceramide NG | Skin conditioner. |
| ceramide NP | Skin conditioner. |
| ceresin | Viscosity adjuster. Film former. |
| ceteareth-20 | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| cetearyl alcohol | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Viscosity adjuster. Emulsion stabilizer. |
| cetyl alcohol | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Viscosity adjuster. Emulsion stabilizer. |
| cetyl palmitate | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| citric acid | pH adjuster for the product. |
| coco-caprylate/caprate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| coco-glucoside | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| coconut acid | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Viscosity adjuster. Emulsion stabilizer. |
| cottonseed oil | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| cyclopentasiloxane | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| diisooctyl succinate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| diisostearoyl polyglyceryl-3 dimer dilinoleate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| dimethicone | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| dimethiconol/propylsilsesquioxane/silicate crosspolymer | Skin conditioner - emollient. Film former. |
| disodium cocoyl glutamate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| disodium EDTA | Chelator for the product. Enhances product stability. |
| distearoylethyl dimonium chloride | Hair conditioner - antistatic. Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer | Viscosity adjuster. Film former. |
| glycerin | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. |
| glyceryl behenate | Skin conditioner - emollient. Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| glyceryl dibehenate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| glyceryl stearate | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| hyaluronic acid | Skin conditioner - humectant. |
| hydrocortisone acetate | Anti-itch. |
| hydrogenated castor oil | Viscosity adjuster. Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| hydrogenated lecithin | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| hydrogenated poly(C6-14 olefin) | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| hydrogenated polydecene | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. |
| hydrogenated polyisobutene | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| isodecyl salicylate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| isononyl isononanoate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| isopentyldiol | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| isopropyl isostearate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| isopropyl titanium triisostearate | Particle surface modifier. |
| lauryl glucoside | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| lecithin | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| mica | Pearlescent. |
| microcrystalline wax | Viscosity adjuster. Film former. |
| neopentyl glycol diheptanoate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| panthenol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. |
| paraffin | Skin conditioner - occlusive. Viscosity adjuster. |
| PEG-100 stearate | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| PEG-12 dimethicone | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant and emollient. |
| PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate | Viscosity adjuster. |
| PEG-14 | Skin conditioner - humectant. Solvent. |
| PEG-20 | Skin conditioner - humectant. Solvent. |
| PEG-30 stearate | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| PEG-33 | Skin conditioner - humectant. Solvent. |
| PEG-45 palm kernel glycerides | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant and emollient. |
| PEG-8 dimethicone | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant and emollient. |
| pentylene glycol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. Solvent. Enhances microbiological product stability. |
| petrolatum | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| phenyl trimethicone | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| phytantriol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. |
| phytosterols | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| polyacrylate crosspolymer-6 | Viscosity adjuster. |
| polyacrylate crosspolymer-11 | Viscosity adjuster. |
| polyepsilon-lysine | Inhibits microbial growth in the product. |
| polyester-7 | Film former. |
| polyethylene | Viscosity adjuster. Film former. |
| polyglyceryl-2 stearate | Surfactant - emulsifying. Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| polyhydroxystearic acid | Suspending agent. |
| polyurethane-1 | Film former. Hair fixative. |
| potassium sorbate | Inhibits microbial growth in the product. |
| propanediol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. Solvent. Enhances microbiological product stability. |
| propylene glycol | Skin and hair conditioner - humectant. Solvent. Enhances microbiological product stability. |
| purified water | Solvent. |
| pyrithione zinc | Anti-dandruff. Anti-seborrheic dermatitis. |
| SD alcohol 40-B | Solvent. |
| silica | Viscosity adjuster. Absorbant. Antifoaming agent for the product. |
| silica dimethyl silylate | Visosity adjuster. |
| silica silylate | Visosity adjuster. |
| simethicone | Skin conditioner. Antifoaming agent for the product. |
| sodium chloride | Visosity adjuster. |
| sodium cocoyl glutamate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium cocoyl glycinate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium cocoyl iesthionate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium hydroxide | pH adjuster for the product. |
| sodium isethionate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium laurate | Surfactant - cleansing and emulsifying. |
| sodium lauroamphoacetate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium lauroyl sarcosinate | Surfactant - cleansing. |
| sodium polyacrylate | Viscosity adjuster. |
| sodium stearate | Surfactant - cleansing and emulsifying. Viscosity adjuster. |
| sorbic acid | pH adjuster for the product. Inhibits microbial growth in the product. |
| sorbitol | Skin conditioner - humectant. |
| squalane | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| stearic acid | Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| stearyl alcohol | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Viscosity adjuster. Emulsion stabilizer. |
| sucrose cocoate | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| sucrose stearate | Skin and hair conditioner - emollient. Surfactant - emulsifying. |
| tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate | Vitamin C derivative. Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| tetrasodium EDTA | Chelator for the product. Enhances product stability. |
| titanium dioxide | Sunscreen. Opacifier. |
| tribehenin | Skin conditioner - occlusive. |
| tridecyl salicylate | Skin conditioner - emollient. |
| triethoxycaprylylsilane | Particle surface modifier. |
| triethyl citrate | Deodorant agent. Skin conditioner. |
| undecylenoyl glycine | Deodorant agent. Skin conditioner. |
| VP/VA copolymer | Hair fixative. |
| water | Solvent. |
| zinc lactate | Skin conditioner - humectant. |
| zinc oxide | Sunscreen. |
Ingredients
Vanicream Ingredients & Functions
Our products begin with a careful selection of effective, gentle ingredients suitable for those with sensitive skin. Below is an alphabetical listing of our product ingredients and their functions. This comprehensive list includes all of the ingredients found in our products; however, not every product will contain all of these ingredients. The function defines the role an ingredient has within our product and applies only to our specific formulations.
