Ingredient |
Description |
Evaluation |
Hamamelis Virginiana |
Herbal
agent, supposed sweat hampering and moisture preserving properties |
not recommendable |
Hedera Helix |
Ivy extract, herbal agent with controversial benefit in
cellulite preparations |
not recommendable |
Helianthus Annuus |
Sunflower seed oil, high content of linolic acid, suits
better for nutrition than for beauty care |
recommendable |
Heptamethyl-nonane |
Synthetic
refatter, high skin compatibility |
limited recommendability |
Hexamidine-Diisethionate |
Chemical preservative with allergenic and irritating
potential |
recommendable |
Hexyl Decyl Laurate |
Synthetically produced fat body |
recommendable |
Hexyl Decyl Stearate |
Synthetically produced fat body |
recommendable |
Hexylene Glycol |
Solubilizer for not-mixable liquids, allergenic potential |
not recommendable |
Histidine |
Amino acid, usually from animal origin, cruelty to
animals through intensive farming, benefit for beauty care products
controversial, moisture preserver |
not recommendable |
Humulus Lupuli |
Hops extract, herbal agent with tonic and tightening
properties |
recommendable |
Hyaluronic Acid |
Mucopolysaccharide,
usually produced by means of biotechnology, with moisturizing and moisture
preserving properties, also extracted from cock’s
crowns, cruelty to animals through intensive farming, so ask the producer for
the origin of the product |
highly recommendable if produced biotechnologically |
Hydrastis Canadensis |
Herbal agent extracted from the crowfoot plant, benefit
for beauty care products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Castor Oil |
Hardened ricinus oil, thickening agent for W/O creams
with high skin compatibility and oxidation stability |
recommendable |
Hydrogenated Coco
Glycerides |
Hardened coconut fat, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Egg Yolk
Lecithin |
Eggs
usually produced with intensive farming |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Lanolin |
Wool fat, derived from living animals, might contain
environmentally relevant residues |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Lecithin |
Herbal
emulsifier, unlike unhardened lecithin it shows low nurturing property |
limited recommendability |
Hydrogenated Palm
Glycerides |
Hardened palm fat, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Glycerides |
Hardened palm fat, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
recommendable |
Hydrogenated
Polyisobutene |
a synthetic
variation of Squaleen |
not recommendable |
Hydrogenated Rice Bran Wax |
Thickening agent in lipsticks, often used as substitute
for carnauba wax |
recommendable |
Hydrogenated Vegetable
Oil |
Benefit for beauty care products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Casein |
Splitted casein out of milk, benefit for beauty care
products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Collagen |
Splitted collagen, made of dead animals, moisture
preserving, usually produced with intensive farming, cruelty to animals,
possible BSE risk |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Elastin |
Splitted elastin, made of dead animals, moisture
preserving, usually produced with intensive farming, cruelty to animals,
possible BSE risk |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Milk Protein |
Splitted milk protein, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Silk |
Splitted
silk proteins of the silkworm, unethical due to mass-killing of sideworms
with the production of that protein, benefit for beauty care products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein |
Splitted soy protein, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Vegetable
Proteine |
Splitted vegetable protein, benefit for beauty care
products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein |
Splitted wheat protein, ethical alternative for splitted
silk proteins, however, benefit for beauty care products controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein |
Splitted yeast protein, benefit for beauty care products
controversial |
not recommendable |
Hydroxybenzoic Acid |
4-Hydroxybencoic acid, chemical preservative. |
not recommendable |
Hydroxyethyl-Cellulose |
HEC, chemically modified cellulose, gel former with high
skin compatible property |
recommendable |
Hydroxy-octacosanyl Hydroxystearate |
Highly compatible herbal wax, thickening agent in W/O
creams |
recommendable |
Hydroxxyproline |
Amino acid, usually from animal origin, cruelty to
animals through intensive farming, benefit for beauty care products
controversial, moisture preserver |
not recommendable |
Hydroxypropyl Methyl
Cellulose |
Chemically modified cellulose, gel former with high skin
compatible property |
not recommendable |
Hypericum Perforatum |
St John's wort extract, herbal agent with anti-septic
property, increased light sensitivity, photoallergenic! |
not recommendable |
Hydroxy Stearic Acid |
improves the effectiveness of Micro pigments in sun
protection pigments |
recommendable |