| Functional Use | Functional Type | Chemical |
| Emollients & Moisturizers | Amino acids | o Collagen | o Hyaluronic acid |
| Esters | o Isopropyl myristate o Isopropyl palmitate | o Isopropyl stearate o Octyl palmitate |
| Polyols | o Glycerin Propylene Glycol o 1,3-Butyl Glycol o Sorbitol (70% basis) | o Hexylene Glycol o 1,3-Propanediol |
| Fatty alcohols | o Cetearyl alcohol o Cetyl alcohol | o Stearyl alcohol |
| Silicones | o Cyclomethicone | o Dimethicone |
| Natural Waxes | o Aloe Vera o Beeswax o Jojoba oil | o Shea butter o Carnauba wax o Candellila wax |
| Lanolin | o Lanolin oil |
| Hydrocarbons | o White oil o Petroleum jelly | o Microcrystalline Wax o Squalane |
| Fatty Acids | o Potassium myristate | o Stearic acid |
| Surfactants | Anionic | o Sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI) o Alcohol ether sulfates (AES) o Alcohol sulfates (AS) o Alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates (AGES) | o Alpha olefin sulfonates (AOS) o N-acyl methyl taurine o N-acyl glutamate o N-acyl alaninate |
| Cationic | o Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride o Benzalkonium chloride | o Behentrimonium chloride |
| Nonionic | o Alkyl polyglucosides (APG) o Diethylene glycol distearate o Ethylene glycol distearate | o Polyoxyethylene fatty alkanolamides (POE-FAA) o Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA) esters o PEG hydrogenated castor oil |
| Amphoteric | o Cocoamido propyl betaine o Amide Sulfopropyl betaine | o Sodium cocoamphoacetate |
| Refatting agents | o Polyglyceryl-3 caprate | o Polyglyceryl-10 decaoleate |
| Substantivity agents | o Benzyldimethylstearyl ammonium chloride o Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride |
| Thickening agents | Cellulose ethers | o Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) o Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), o Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) |
| Polyacrylates | o Sodium Polyacrylate o Carbomer |
| Natural gums | o Xanthan gum o Guar Gum | o Sodium alginates o Carrageenan |
| Silicas and silicates | o Fumed & Precipitated Silica o Magnesium Aluminum Silicate | o Organoclays o Kaolin |
| Others | o Talloweth-60 myristyl glycol o polyethylene glycol (PEG) distearate o Dibenzylidene sorbitol o Coco diethanolamide | o Dihydroxyethyl cocoamine oxide o Aluminum stearate o Ceresines |
| Colors | Colors and Dyes | o para-phenylenediamine o para-aminophenol | o 4-amino-2-hydroxytoluene |
| Pearlescent pigments | o Bismuth oxychloride o Titanium dioxide–coated mica. |
| Carriers | Texturizer/Solvent | o Acetone o Methyl Ethyl Ketone o Ethyl Acetate PMMA | o Polytetrafluoroethylene o SiO2 powders |
| Preservatives | Biocidal | o Methylparaben o Propylparaben o 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one(MIT) o Methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) o Benzalkonium chloride o Benzethonium chloride o Benzoic acid o Sodium benzoate o Phenoxyethanol o Cetylpyridinium chloride o Stearyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (STAB) | o Benzyl alcohol o para-chloro-meta-xylenol (PCMX), o Triclosan o Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) o Imidazolidinyl urea o Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) o Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), o Cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC) o Stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (STAC). |
| Antioxidants | o Vitamin E (tocopherol) o t-Butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) | o Ascorbic acid o BHT |
| Antidandruff agents | o Zinc Pyrithione (ZPT) o Climbazole o Piroctone olamine (OCT) | o Salicylic acid o Ketoconazole o Selenium Sulfide |
| Antiperspirants | o Aluminum Chlorohydrate, | o Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate glycine |
| Hair conditioning Polymer | o Dimethicone o Amodimethicone o Quaternized hydroxyethyl cellulose (PQ-10), Vinylpyrrolidone o Quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (PQ-11) | o Diallyldimethylammonium chloride–acrylamide (PQ-7) o Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine o CTAC |
| Hair setting Chemicals | o N-t-butyl acrylamide o Ethyl acrylate Octylacrylamide o Butylaminoethyl methacrylate | o Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) o Polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate(PVP/VaC), o Crotonic acid |
| Sunscreens | o Octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) o Benzophenones o Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (BMDM), o bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine (BEMT), | o Ethylhexyl salicylate (EHS) o Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol (MBBT) o Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (EHMC) |
