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
Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Glyceryl Caprylate · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Glyceryl Caprylate · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Levulinic Acid · Sodium Levulinate · Sodium Gluconate · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Rosa Damascena Flower Oil · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil
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
- Levulinic Acid · Sodium Gluconate · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Rosa Damascena Flower Oil · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Sodium Levulinate
Glycerin · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Sodium Cocoabutteramphoacetate · Sodium Surfactin
See the 4 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Sodium Cocoabutteramphoacetate · Sodium Surfactin
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Sodium Surfactin
- Creates foamFOAMING
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Sodium Cocoabutteramphoacetate
Glyceryl Caprylate · Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate · Sodium Surfactin
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 1 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glyceryl Caprylate · Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate · Sodium Surfactin
See the 3 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Sodium Surfactin
Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
Glycerin · Sodium Gluconate · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Hydroxide · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Gluconate · Citric Acid
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Levulinic Acid · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil · Citronellol · Geraniol
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Levulinic Acid · Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract · Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil · Citronellol · Geraniol
- Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract
See 24 other ingredients · 24 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Glycerin
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- Levulinic Acid
- Sodium Levulinate
- Sodium Gluconate
- Sodium Benzoate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- Sodium Cocoabutteramphoacetate
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Citric Acid
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract
- Sodium Surfactin
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
- Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil
- Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
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.