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
See the 2 declared functions
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Propylene Glycol
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Propylene Glycol
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Caprylyl Glycol · Simethicone
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Caprylyl Glycol · Simethicone
Propylene Glycol · PPG-26-Buteth-26 · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Simethicone · 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
- PPG-26-Buteth-26 · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Simethicone · Xanthan Gum
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol
PVP · Acrylates Copolymer · Cellulose Gum
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- PVP · Acrylates Copolymer · Cellulose Gum
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Microcrystalline Cellulose
Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Hexylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Hexylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Steareth-21 · Steareth-20
Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · PVP · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Cellulose Gum · Microcrystalline Cellulose · Hexylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Hexylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- PVP · Cellulose Gum · Microcrystalline Cellulose · Xanthan Gum
Propylene Glycol · Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · PVP · Acrylates Copolymer · Cellulose Gum · Microcrystalline Cellulose · Hexylene Glycol · Simethicone · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate · Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 8 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propylene Glycol · PVP · Cellulose Gum · Microcrystalline Cellulose · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP · Acrylates Copolymer · Cellulose Gum · Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Steareth-21 · Steareth-20 · Xanthan Gum
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Propylene Glycol · Hexylene Glycol
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Microcrystalline Cellulose · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Microcrystalline Cellulose · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Microcrystalline Cellulose
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Simethicone
Microcrystalline Cellulose · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Microcrystalline Cellulose · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Phenoxyethanol · Sodium Dehydroacetate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Sodium Dehydroacetate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Microcrystalline Cellulose · Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Microcrystalline Cellulose
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Hexylene Glycol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Hexylene Glycol
See 20 other ingredients · 20 total
- Water/Eau
- Propylene Glycol
- Steareth-21
- Steareth-20
- PVP
- PPG-26-Buteth-26
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Acrylates Copolymer
- Phenoxyethanol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Cellulose Gum
- Microcrystalline Cellulose
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hexylene Glycol
- Sodium Dehydroacetate
- Simethicone
- Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Citric Acid
- Xanthan Gum
- Sodium Citrate