Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
13ingredients found
12 · 92.3%ingredients grouped by use
7types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning5
Skin softening3
Moisture retention2
Texture · feel7
Preservation · stability2
Fragrance3
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Draws in moisturePulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.
See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
Softens the skin
Squalane · Isopropyl Myristate · Caprylyl Glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Squalane · Isopropyl Myristate · Caprylyl Glycol
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Squalane
Skin conditioning
Squalane · Propylene Glycol · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol
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
- Squalane · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol
Keeps moisture inForms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.
See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Sodium Carbomer
Cleanses
Polysorbate 20 · Hexylene Glycol
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Polysorbate 20 · Hexylene Glycol
Mixes oil and water
Polysorbate 20 · Sodium Carbomer · Hexylene Glycol
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polysorbate 20 · Hexylene Glycol
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Sodium Carbomer
Texture and feel
Water · Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Isopropyl Myristate · Sodium Carbomer · Hexylene Glycol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Hexylene Glycol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Sodium Carbomer
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Sodium Carbomer
Keeps microbes from growing
Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Keeps the product stableProtects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
Fragrance-related
Glycerin · Isopropyl Myristate · Hexylene Glycol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Isopropyl Myristate · Hexylene Glycol