Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
glycerin · butylene glycol · sclerocarya birrea seed oil · acetyl hexapeptide-8 · sodium hyaluronate
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- glycerin · butylene glycol · sclerocarya birrea seed oil · acetyl hexapeptide-8 · sodium hyaluronate
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- glycerin
niacinamide · tetradecane · diheptyl succinate · caprylyl glycol · glyceryl oleate · sucrose palmitate
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- tetradecane · diheptyl succinate · caprylyl glycol · glyceryl oleate · sucrose palmitate
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- niacinamide
butylene glycol · capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer · diheptyl succinate · acetyl hexapeptide-8 · sodium hyaluronate · caprylyl glycol · sucrose palmitate
CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.See the 1 declared functions
- Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
- butylene glycol · capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer · diheptyl succinate · acetyl hexapeptide-8 · sodium hyaluronate · caprylyl glycol · sucrose palmitate
glycerin · capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer · acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- glycerin · capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer · acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
hydroxyacetophenone · dilauryl thiodipropionate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- hydroxyacetophenone · dilauryl thiodipropionate
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- sodium phosphate
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- sucrose palmitate
glyceryl oleate · acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer · carbomer · sucrose palmitate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- glyceryl oleate · sucrose palmitate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer · carbomer
water (aqua) (eau) · glycerin · butylene glycol · acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer · carbomer · benzyl alcohol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- glycerin · butylene glycol · acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer · carbomer · benzyl alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- water (aqua) (eau) · glycerin · butylene glycol · benzyl alcohol
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- carbomer
phenoxyethanol · benzyl alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- phenoxyethanol · benzyl alcohol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- phenoxyethanol
glycerin · sodium phosphate · disodium phosphate · sodium hydroxide
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- sodium phosphate · disodium phosphate · sodium hydroxide
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- glycerin · sodium hydroxide
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- disodium phosphate
glycerin · glyceryl oleate · benzyl alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- glycerin · glyceryl oleate · benzyl alcohol
See 22 other ingredients · 22 total
- water (aqua) (eau)
- glycerin
- butylene glycol
- sclerocarya birrea seed oil
- niacinamide
- tetradecane
- capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer
- diheptyl succinate
- acetyl hexapeptide-8
- sodium hyaluronate
- hydroxyacetophenone
- caprylyl glycol
- glyceryl oleate
- dilauryl thiodipropionate
- acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
- carbomer
- sucrose palmitate
- sodium phosphate
- disodium phosphate
- phenoxyethanol
- sodium hydroxide
- benzyl alcohol
Declared fragrance allergens
The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.