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  • Gel - cosmetic product for hair styling or skin care, typically composed of glycerin, essential oils, gelatin, cellulose, biologically active additives, colorants, aromatic substances. The styling gel can give hair extra shine and hardness or the effect of "wet look".
  • Ginkgo Biloba (ginkgo tree) - leaf extract is used in balms and masks, has skin restorative and hair softening properties, allows easy hair combing.
  • Glycerin (or glycerol) – is a simple polyol compound. It is a colourless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. It has three hydrophilic hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature. The glycerol backbone is central to all lipids known as triglycerides. Glycerin is sweet-tasting and of low toxicity and thick consistency. It is used in the production of creams and masks, softens skin and hair, as it helps absorb water from the air it enhances skin and hair properties to absorb water, has antibacterial properties.
  • Glucose - a monosaccharide (sugar) from the Greek “glykys” (sweet), the main energy "fuel" in biology.
  • Glutamic Acid - one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids involved in protein synthesis. It is non-essential amino acid.
  • Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol - used as a topical carrier, easily dissolves in fats, oils, lipids, thus permeates through the skin quite effectively and for this reason it is preferred in many  pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations. 
  • Glycolic acid (or hydroxyacetic acid) - is the smallest α-hydroxy acid. This colorless, odorless, and hygroscopic crystalline solid is highly soluble in water. It is found in various sugar-crops, sugar beets, sugar cane, pineapples, etc. It is used in various skin-care products for its properties to deep penetrate into the skin. In dermatology and cosmetology is used to improve the appearance of skin and hair.
  • Grape Oil (seed) - has a moisturizing and antioxidant effects on skin.
  • Guaiazulen (guaiac wood oil azulene derivate) - has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties, improves skin cell nutrition, reduces redness.

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