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
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Sodium Chloride · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Sodium Chloride · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Propylene Glycol
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Helianthus Annuus Flower Extract · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Ethylhexylglycerin · Xanthan Gum · Tocopherol · Sodium Chloride · Carnosine · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Amyl Salicylate
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
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Helianthus Annuus Flower Extract · Ethylhexylglycerin · Xanthan Gum · Sodium Chloride · Carnosine · Butylene Glycol · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Amyl Salicylate
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Tocopherol · Propylene Glycol
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch · Polyquaternium-10 · Hydroxypropyl Guar · Tocopherol
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch · Polyquaternium-10 · Hydroxypropyl Guar
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopherol
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Sodium Chloride
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Sodium Chloride
Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar · Sodium Chloride · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol · Isopropyl Alcohol · Limonene · Pinene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar · Sodium Chloride · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol · Isopropyl Alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol · Isopropyl Alcohol · Limonene
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract · Sodium Chloride
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum · Hydroxypropyl Guar
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Isopropyl Alcohol · Pinene
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Sodium Benzoate · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate · Sodium Acetate · Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate · Sodium Acetate
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Benzyl Salicylate
Isopropyl Alcohol · Acetyl Cedrene · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Amyl Salicylate · Benzyl Cinnamate · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool · Linalyl Acetate
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Isopropyl Alcohol · Acetyl Cedrene · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Amyl Salicylate · Benzyl Cinnamate · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Linalyl Acetate
PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Cocodimonium Chloride
See the 2 declared functions
- Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
- PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Cocodimonium Chloride
- Reduces staticANTISTATIC
- PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Cocodimonium Chloride
See 38 other ingredients · 38 total
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
- Polyquaternium-10
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Oil
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Sprout Extract
- Helianthus Annuus Flower Extract
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Xanthan Gum
- Hydroxypropyl Guar
- PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Cocodimonium Chloride
- Tocopherol
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Chloride
- Carnosine
- Propylene Glycol
- Butylene Glycol
- Parfum/Fragrance
- Sodium Citrate
- Sodium Acetate
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Sodium Benzoate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Acetyl Cedrene
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- Amyl Salicylate
- Benzyl Cinnamate
- Benzyl Salicylate
- Citronellol
- Limonene
- Geraniol
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Linalool
- Linalyl Acetate
- Pinene
- Terpineol. VCFG02-M26 ingredients listed may vary slightly from products received
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.
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Cinnamate · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Limonene · Geraniol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool