Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
12ingredients found
11 · 91.7%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Skin conditioning4
Skin softening1
Moisture retention1
Texture · feel7
Preservation · stability2
Fragrance1
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Softens the skinFills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
Skin conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
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
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Keeps moisture in
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Cleanses
Sodium Cocoylalaninate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Sodium Cocoylalaninate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Mixes oil and water
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum
Texture and feel
Water · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Keeps microbes from growing
Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
See the 1 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
Keeps the product stable
Citric Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Sodium Salicylate