Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
15ingredients found
13 · 86.7%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning3
Moisture retention3
Texture · feel6
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance4
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 · Polyglycerin-3
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Skin conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin · Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract · Ectoin
CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.See the 1 declared functions
- Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
- Ethylhexylglycerin · Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract · Ectoin
Keeps moisture in
PVP · Glycerin · Acrylates Copolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- PVP · Acrylates Copolymer
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
Acts on oil and pores
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract
Cleanses
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Polysorbate 20
Mixes oil and waterEmulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.
See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- PVP
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polysorbate 20
Texture and feel
PVP · Glycerin · Acrylates Copolymer · Propanediol · Sodium Carbonate
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- PVP · Glycerin · Propanediol
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP · Acrylates Copolymer
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Propanediol
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Carbonate
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Keeps the product stable
Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Sodium Carbonate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Sodium Carbonate
Fragrance-related
Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract · Linalool
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract · Linalool
See 15 other ingredients · 15 total
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.