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Nails.INC Kensington High Street Gel Effect Nail Polish

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

30ingredients found

23 · 76.7%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration2

Skin conditioning3

Moisture retention5

Antioxidants2

UV filters2

Texture · feel12

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance8

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIA EXTRACT

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

See the 1 declared functions

Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: MYROTHAMNUS FLABELLIFOLIA EXTRACT

Skin conditioning

ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE · ASCORBIC ACID · TOCOPHEROL

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

See the 2 declared functions

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE · ASCORBIC ACID
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: TOCOPHEROL

Keeps moisture in

NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · TOCOPHEROL

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

See the 2 declared functions

Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: TOCOPHEROL

Slows oxidation

ASCORBIC ACID · TOCOPHEROL

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

See the 1 declared functions

Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: ASCORBIC ACID · TOCOPHEROL

Blocks UV

TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · BENZOPHENONE-1

See the 2 declared functions

Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER: TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · BENZOPHENONE-1
Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER: TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

Exfoliates

See the 1 declared functions

Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: SILICA

Mixes oil and water

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

See the 1 declared functions

Disperses evenly without a surfactantDISPERSING NON-SURFACTANT: NITROCELLULOSE

Texture and feel

ETHYL ACETATE · NITROCELLULOSE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · SILICA · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · TRIMETHYLPENTANEDIYL DIBENZOATE · PROPANEDIOL · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

See the 8 declared functions

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: ETHYL ACETATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · PROPANEDIOL
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · PROPANEDIOL · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER
Holds powders togetherBINDING: NITROCELLULOSE · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER: ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · TRIMETHYLPENTANEDIYL DIBENZOATE
Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: SILICA
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: SILICA

Colour and shine

STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · SILICA · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

See the 2 declared functions

Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · SILICA · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
Adds colourCOLORANT: TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)

Keeps microbes from growing

SODIUM BENZOATE

See the 1 declared functions

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Keeps the product stable

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · BENZOPHENONE-1 · CITRIC ACID · ASCORBIC ACID · SODIUM BENZOATE

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

See the 5 declared functions

Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: CITRIC ACID · ASCORBIC ACID
Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER: BENZOPHENONE-1
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: CITRIC ACID
Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Fragrance-related

ETHYL ACETATE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

See the 2 declared functions

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: ETHYL ACETATE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE: HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

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