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
Propylene Glycol · Sodium Chloride
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Propylene Glycol · Sodium Chloride
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Propylene Glycol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearyl Alcohol
Propylene Glycol · Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Citrus Limon Peel 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
- Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Citrus Limon Peel Oil
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol
Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polyquaternium-10 · Polyquaternium-11 · PVP
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polyquaternium-10 · Polyquaternium-11 · PVP
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride · Cellulose
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · PVP · Cellulose
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · PVP · Cellulose
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Propylene Glycol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Isopropyl Alcohol · PVP · Sodium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Cellulose · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propylene Glycol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Isopropyl Alcohol · PVP · Sodium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Cellulose
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Propylene Glycol · Isopropyl Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · PVP
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Chloride · Cellulose
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Cellulose
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Cellulose
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Cellulose
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Cellulose
Behentrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Phenoxyethanol · Sorbic Acid
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Behentrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Phenoxyethanol · Sorbic Acid
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Citric Acid · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Sodium Acetate · Cellulose · Benzyl Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · Cellulose · Benzyl Salicylate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Acetate
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
Isopropyl Alcohol · Parfum (Fragrance) · Benzyl Alcohol · Acetyl Cedrene · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil · Citrus Limon Peel Oil · Hexamethylindanopyran · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene · Linalool · Linalyl Acetate
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Isopropyl Alcohol · Parfum (Fragrance) · Benzyl Alcohol · Acetyl Cedrene · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Citrus Limon Peel Oil · Hexamethylindanopyran · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene · Linalool
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil · Linalyl Acetate
See 34 other ingredients · 34 total
- Aqua/Water/Eau Glycerin
- Propylene Glycol
- Behentrimonium Chloride
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Stearyl Alcohol
- Citric Acid
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Parfum (Fragrance)
- Polyquaternium-10
- Polyquaternium-11
- PVP
- Simmondsia Chinen
- sis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Sodium Acetate
- Sodium Chloride
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Phenoxyethanol
- Cellulose
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Sorbic Acid
- Acetyl Cedrene
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- Benzyl Salicylate
- Citronellol
- Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
- Citrus Limon Peel Oil
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Linalyl Acetate
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.
Benzyl Alcohol · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene · Linalool