Beauty ingredients explained in plain English

Heliotropine is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a sweet, floral, cherry-like scent to products, but offers no direct skincare benefit.

A fragrant essential oil with limited skincare research; best for those who enjoy natural, woodsy scents and have no sensitivity to essential oils.

A fragrant essential oil with limited skincare research; best used in low concentrations for its scent rather than proven skin benefits.

Heptadecadienyl Furan is a synthetic fragrance ingredient with limited safety data; it may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note; generally safe at low levels but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

Heptanal is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a fresh scent but may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a pleasant scent but offers no skincare benefits; safe at low levels but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

Heptanol is a mild fatty alcohol used mainly for fragrance and a light emollient feel, with low irritation potential.

Heptyl Acetate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a fruity, floral scent but offers no skincare benefits.

Heptyl Butyrate is a synthetic fragrance ester that adds a fruity, floral scent to products; it is generally considered safe at low concentrations but offers no skincare benefits.

Heptyl Formate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a fruity, floral scent to products, but it offers no skincare benefits and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a pleasant floral note but offers no skincare benefit and may cause sensitivity in some people.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds scent but offers no skincare benefits and may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

Heptylidene Diacetate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a pleasant floral note, but it offers no skincare benefits and may be a concern for those sensitive to fragrance.

A synthetic musk that adds a warm, floral scent to products; generally considered safe at low concentrations but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds scent but offers no skincare benefits; may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

Hexadecanolactone is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a musky, sweet scent to products; it is generally considered safe at low concentrations but may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic fragrance compound that adds a fresh scent but may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds scent but offers no skin benefit; may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note but offers no skincare benefit and may cause sensitivity in some people.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that provides a warm, woody scent; generally considered safe at low concentrations but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note to products but offers no skin benefit and may be unnecessary for sensitive skin.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a warm, woody scent; generally safe at low concentrations but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic fragrance compound that adds a warm, woody scent but offers no skincare benefits and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a woody, amber scent; generally considered safe at low concentrations but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic woody-amber fragrance ingredient that is generally considered safe at low concentrations but offers no skincare benefit.

Hexahydro-4,6 is a synthetic ingredient with limited research; it may be used as a fragrance or solvent but lacks robust safety data.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a pleasant scent but offers no skincare benefits and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note but offers no skincare benefit and may be unnecessary for sensitive skin.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a pleasant aroma but offers no skincare benefit; safe for most people in low concentrations.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note to products but offers no skin benefit and may cause sensitivity in some people.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a pleasant woody scent, but has limited safety data and may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note to products but offers no skincare benefit and may be unnecessary for sensitive noses.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note but offers no skincare benefits and may be a concern for those with fragrance sensitivities.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a woody, amber note but offers no skincare benefit and may be unnecessary for sensitive noses.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note to products; generally considered safe at low levels but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic fragrance compound that adds a pleasant woody scent but offers no skincare benefits and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A widely used synthetic musk that provides a long-lasting clean scent, but has raised some environmental persistence concerns.

A synthetic azulene derivative that adds a subtle fragrance and may offer mild soothing benefits, but research is limited and it's best for those without fragrance sensitivities.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a warm, woody scent but offers no skincare benefits and may be unnecessary for sensitive skin.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a warm, woody scent but offers no skincare benefits and may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, floral note but may cause skin sensitivity in some people.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a sweet, creamy note to products but offers no skincare benefit.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a pleasant floral-woody note but offers no skincare benefit and may cause sensitivity in some people.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody aroma but offers no skincare benefits and may be unnecessary for sensitive skin.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a warm, woody note but offers no skincare benefit and may trigger sensitivity in some people.

A widely used synthetic musk that provides a pleasant scent but has raised some environmental and skin sensitivity concerns.

Hexanal is a fragrance ingredient that adds a fresh scent but may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals at higher concentrations.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a fresh, green scent but offers no skincare benefits and may be a concern for those with fragrance sensitivities.

A natural fragrance compound that adds a fresh, green scent but may cause irritation in sensitive skin.

Hexenyl Acetate is a gentle, green-smelling fragrance ingredient that adds a fresh, leafy scent to products, with a low risk of irritation for most people.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a pleasant aroma but offers no skincare benefits and may be unnecessary for sensitive skin.

Hexenyl Tiglate is a synthetic fragrance compound that adds a green, fruity note to products, but offers no skincare benefits beyond scent.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a sweet, fruity note to products, but offers no skincare benefits and may trigger sensitivities in some people.

A synthetic scent ingredient that adds a sweet, caramel-like note to products, but offers no skincare benefit and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

A synthetic fragrance ingredient that provides a fresh scent but may cause irritation in sensitive individuals.

Hexyl Acetate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a fruity, pear-like scent to products; it is generally considered safe at low concentrations but may cause sensitivity in some individuals.

Hexyl Butyrate is a safe, low-irritation fragrance ingredient that adds a fruity scent to products but offers no direct skincare benefits.

Hexyl Cinnamal is a common synthetic fragrance that adds a floral scent, but it is a known allergen that must be listed on labels in the EU.

Hexyl Crotonate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that adds a subtle scent to products, but it offers no skincare benefits and may cause sensitivity in some individuals.