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
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil · Biotin · Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin
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
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil · Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Biotin
PVP · Polyquaternium-11 · Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- PVP · Polyquaternium-11
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract · Glycerin
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride
Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
PVP · Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate · Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate · Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate · Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate · Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- PVP
PVP · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Sodium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- PVP · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Chloride
Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Alcohol · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Alcohol · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Sodium Glycolate · Sodium Benzoate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Glycolate
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Benzyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Amyl Cinnamal · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Benzyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Amyl Cinnamal · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol
See 28 other ingredients · 28 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- PVP
- Polyquaternium-11
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
- Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
- Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
- Glycerin
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Biotin
- Sodium Chloride
- C12-18 Fatty Acids
- Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- Sodium Glycolate
- Sodium Benzoate
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Phenoxyethanol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Amyl Cinnamal
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Linalool
- Citronellol
- Limonene
- Geraniol
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.
Benzyl Alcohol · Amyl Cinnamal · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol