A little easter egg for those who explored this post.
Just a list of the cosmetic functions of cosmetic ingredients:
ABRASIVE
ABSORBENT
ANTICAKING
ANTICORROSIVE
ANTIDANDRUFF
ANTIFOAMING
ANTIMICROBIAL
ANTIOXIDANT
ANTIPERSPIRANT
ANTIPLAQUE
ANTISEBORRHOEIC
ANTISTATIC
ASTRINGENT
BINDING
BLEACHING
BUFFERING
BULKING
CHELATING
CLEANSING
COSMETIC COLORANT
DENATURANT
DEODORANT
DEPILATORY
DETANGLING
EMOLLIENT
EMULSIFYING
EMULSION STABILISING
FILM FORMING
FLAVOURING
FOAM BOOSTING
FOAMING
GEL FORMING
HAIR CONDITIONING
HAIR DYEING
HAIR FIXING
HAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENING
HUMECTANT
HYDROTROPE
KERATOLYTIC
MASKING
MOISTURISING
NAIL CONDITIONING
NOT REPORTED
OPACIFYING
ORAL CARE
OXIDISING
PEARLESCENT
PERFUMING
PLASTICISER
PRESERVATIVE
PROPELLANT
REDUCING
REFATTING
REFRESHING
SKIN CONDITIONING
SKIN PROTECTING
SMOOTHING
SOLVENT
SOOTHING
STABILISING
SURFACTANT
TANNING
TONIC
UV ABSORBER
UV FILTER
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
And the description for each: (Just cut and paste each column onto columns 1 and 2 of a spreadsheet to see it all match up!):
Removes materials from various body surfaces or aids mechanical tooth cleaning or improves gloss
Takes up water- and/or oil-soluble dissolved or finely dispersed substances
Allows free flow of solid particles and thus avoids agglomeration of powdered cosmetics into lumps or hard masses
Prevents corrosion of the packaging
Helps control dandruff
Suppresses foam during manufacturing or reduces the tendency of finished products to generate foam
Helps control the growth of micro-organisms on the skin
Inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity
Reduces perspiration
Helps protect against plaque
Helps control sebum production
Reduces static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on a surface
Contracts the skin
Provides cohesion in cosmetics
Lightens the shade of hair or skin
Stabilises the pH of cosmetics
Reduces bulk density of cosmetics
Reacts and forms complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics
Helps to keep the body surface clean
Colours cosmetics and/or imparts colour to the skin and/or its appendages. All colours listed are substances on the positive list of colorants (Annex IV of the Cosmetics Directive)
Renders cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol
Reduces or masks unpleasant body odours
Removes unwanted body hair
Reduces or eliminates hair intertwining due to hair surface alteration or damage and, thus, helps combing
Softens and smooths the skin
Promotes the formation of intimate mixtures of non-miscible liquids by altering the interfacial tension
Helps the process of emulsification and improves emulsion stability and shelf-life
Produces, upon application, a continuous film on skin, hair or nails
Gives flavour to the cosmetic product
Improves the quality of the foam produced by a system by increasing one or more of the following properties: volume, texture and/or stability
Traps numerous small bubbles of air or other gas within a small volume of liquid by modifying the surface tension of the liquid
Gives the consistency of a gel (a semi-solid preparation with some elasticity) to a liquid preparation
Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparts volume, lightness, gloss, etc.
Colours hair
Permits physical control of hair style
Modifies the chemical structure of the hair, allowing it to be set in the style required
Holds and retains moisture
Enhances the solubility of substance which is only slightly soluble in water
Helps eliminate the dead cells of the stratum corneum
Reduces or inhibits the basic odour or taste of the product
Increases the water content of the skin and helps keep it soft and smooth
Improves the cosmetic characteristics of the nail
NOT REPORTED
Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics
Provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting
Changes the chemical nature of another substance by adding oxygen or removing hydrogen
Imparts a nacreous appearance to cosmetics
Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials (Section II)
Softens and makes supple another substance that otherwise could not be easily deformed, spread or worked out
Inhibits primarily the development of micro-organisms in cosmetics. All preservatives listed are substances on the positive list of preservatives (Annex VI of the Cosmetics Directive)
Generates pressure in an aerosol pack, expelling contents when the valve is opened. Some liquefied propellants can act as solvents
Changes the chemical nature of another substance by adding hydrogen or removing oxygen
Replenishes the lipids of the hair or of the top layers of the skin
Imparts a pleasant freshness to the skin
Maintains the skin in good condition
Helps to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors
Seeks to achieve an even skin surface by decreasing roughness or irregularities
Dissolves other substances
Helps lightening discomfort of the skin or of the scalp
Improves ingredients or formulation stability and shelf-life
Lowers the surface tension of cosmetics as well as aids the even distribution of the product when used
Darkens the skin with or without exposure to UV
Produces a feeling of well-being on skin and hair
Protects the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light
Filters certain UV rays in order to protect the skin or the hair from harmful effects of these rays. All UV filters listed are substances on the positive list of UV filters (Annex VII of the Cosmetics Directive)
Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics
Or, you could go the much easier route and just view the list
here.