Shaving & men – ingredient lists and INCI analysis

The shaving and men's group includes three categories: shaving products such as foams, gels, creams and soaps; aftershaves in the form of lotions and balms; and beard care, from beard oils to balms and washes. Many products marketed to men share their basic chemistry with products from other groups, but their scent profiles and textures are often different.

Shaving foams and gels typically combine soaps or surfactants such as STEARIC ACID with TRIETHANOLAMINE, or SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, with propellants like ISOBUTANE and PROPANE. Aftershave lotions are frequently based on ALCOHOL DENAT., while balms are emulsions with GLYCERIN and soothing ingredients like ALLANTOIN or BISABOLOL. Beard oils are usually blends of plant oils and fragrance.

Because many of these products are strongly scented, the fragrance part of the label is worth reading: after PARFUM you may find named allergens such as LINALOOL, COUMARIN or LIMONENE. For aerosol products, the propellants are listed among the ingredients just like any other component. They are flammable, and the pack carries the related warnings.