{"id":"misun-moisturizer-ingredient-decoder","version":"1.0.0","reviewedAt":"2026-08-09","jurisdiction":"Cosmetics marketed at retail in the United States","dictionary":{"entries":70,"recognizedNames":262,"moistureRoles":[{"role":"occlusive","definition":"Sits on the surface as a hydrophobic layer and slows how fast water leaves the skin."},{"role":"emollient","definition":"A lipid that fills the spaces between surface skin cells so the skin feels smoother and more flexible."},{"role":"humectant","definition":"A water-attracting compound that pulls water from deeper skin and, in humid air, from the environment."}],"classificationBasis":{"cited":"A cited review names this ingredient outright in this class.","family":"A cited review names the chemical family but not this specific ingredient. The interface labels these results as classified by family."}},"parsing":{"separators":["comma","semicolon","newline","bullet"],"parentheticalHandling":"Separators inside parentheses or brackets do not split a token, and both the plain-English name and the parenthetical name are tried as lookup keys.","containedKeyFallback":"When a token does not match a dictionary name exactly, the longest dictionary name contained in it as whole words is used, so wrapped names such as 100% Grass-Fed New Zealand Beef Tallow and Fractionated Coconut Oil still classify. Names shorter than five characters are excluded from this fallback and match only exactly.","strippedLabelFurniture":["Leading Ingredients, Active Ingredients, and Inactive Ingredients labels","Trailing percentages, periods, asterisks, and footnote marks","Sourcing words that carry no ingredient identity, such as organic and cold pressed"]},"processing":{"location":"Browser","submittedToServer":false,"storedByDecoder":false,"maximumCharacters":6000},"baseTypeRules":["Water declared first indicates a water-based cream or lotion, because 21 CFR 701.3(a) requires descending order of predominance","Water declared later indicates an oil or fat phase declared ahead of it","No water declared alongside recognized lipids indicates an anhydrous balm, salve, or whipped fat","Too few recognized ingredients returns an undetermined base type rather than a guess"],"excludedByDesign":["No concentration estimate from list position, because 21 CFR 701.3(f) permits ingredients at 1% or less to be listed in any order","No safety score, quality ranking, or comedogenic rating","No allergy, diagnosis, or personal suitability result","No medical claim about any ingredient or finished product","No inference about why an individually named aromatic ingredient was added"],"sourceLedger":[{"title":"Sethi A, Kaur T, Malhotra SK, Gambhir ML. Moisturizers: The Slippery Road. Indian J Dermatol. 2016;61(3):279-287","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4885180/","supports":"Occlusive, humectant, and emollient definitions, named example ingredients, the petrolatum figure of more than 98% water-loss reduction at a minimum 5% concentration, and the 20% to 30% band for lanolin, mineral oil, and silicones"},{"title":"Moisturizers. StatPearls, NCBI Bookshelf NBK545171","url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545171/","supports":"Occlusive subgroups of hydrocarbons, silicones, vegetable oils, animal fats, and waxes and sterols, plus the note that some humectants can increase water loss without an occlusive"},{"title":"Purnamawati S, Indrastuti N, Danarti R, Saefudin T. The Role of Moisturizers in Addressing Various Kinds of Dermatitis. Clin Med Res. 2017;15(3-4):75-87","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5849435/","supports":"Supporting excipients and the physiological lipid group of ceramides, cholesterol, and free fatty acids"},{"title":"21 CFR 701.3, Designation of ingredients","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/701.3","supports":"Descending order of predominance at 701.3(a) and the 1% or less ordering allowance at 701.3(f)"},{"title":"FDA: Cosmetic Ingredient Names","url":"https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-labeling/cosmetic-ingredient-names","supports":"Supplementary parenthetical naming such as Water (Aqua)"}],"correctionPolicy":"Review sources quarterly and correct confirmed classification, parser, or citation errors in place with a new version and reviewedAt date."}