Function pathway
Actives
Provides a focused cosmetic benefit when used in an appropriate, supported formula.
Function answer
What do actives do?
Provides a focused cosmetic benefit when used in an appropriate, supported formula.
Formulation check
What to evaluate
Check stability, use level, pH, claims support, market requirements, and the finished product—not the ingredient in isolation.
- targeted serums
- treatment creams
- scalp and body care
12 ingredients in this pathwayIdentity · role · context
025Actives
Niacinamide
NIACINAMIDE
028ActivesRetinol
RETINOL
029ActivesBakuchiol
BAKUCHIOL
034ActivesAzelaic acid
AZELAIC ACID
035ActivesTranexamic acid
TRANEXAMIC ACID
036ActivesAlpha-arbutin
ALPHA-ARBUTIN
037ActivesKojic acid
KOJIC ACID
038ActivesAllantoin
ALLANTOIN
094ActivesCeramide NP
CERAMIDE NP
095ActivesCholesterol
CHOLESTEROL
096ActivesLinoleic acid
LINOLEIC ACID
097ActivesBisabolol
BISABOLOL