
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
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Glycerin
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Glycerin
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Cetearyl Alcohol · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Caprylyl Glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Caprylyl Glycol
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Hydrolyzed Rice Protein · Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract · Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Tocopherol · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Xanthan Gum
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
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Hydrolyzed Rice Protein · Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract · Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Xanthan Gum
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Tocopherol
PVP · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Glycerin · Tocopherol
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Glycerin
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- PVP
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopherol
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
Cetearyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate · PVP · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · PVP · Xanthan Gum
Water (Aqua/Eau) · Cetearyl Alcohol · Propanediol · PVP · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Xanthan Gum · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene · Pinene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Propanediol · PVP · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Xanthan Gum · Benzyl Alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua/Eau) · Propanediol · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP · Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Pinene
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Alcohol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Citric Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Anethole
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Anethole
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Alcohol · Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate · Geranyl Acetate · Geraniol · Limonene · Linalool · Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Alcohol · Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate · Geranyl Acetate · Geraniol · Limonene · Linalool
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
See 35 other ingredients · 35 total
- Water (Aqua/Eau)
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- Propanediol
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- PVP
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
- Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
- Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract
- Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract
- Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract
- Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract
- Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Glycerin
- Tocopherol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Xanthan Gum
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Benzoate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Anethole
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate
- Geranyl Acetate
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
- Pinene
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.