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
Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Caprylyl Glycol · Cetearyl Alcohol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Caprylyl Glycol · Cetearyl Alcohol
Cera Alba (Beeswax) · C26-28 Alkyl Dimethicone · Lanolin Wax · Caprylyl Glycol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Ethylhexylglycerin
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
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · C26-28 Alkyl Dimethicone · Lanolin Wax · Caprylyl Glycol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Ethylhexylglycerin
Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Glycerin · Lanolin Wax · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer · PVP
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Lanolin Wax · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer · PVP
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopheryl Acetate
Ceteareth-20 · Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Ceteareth-20 · Cetyl Alcohol · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · Cetearyl Alcohol
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Ceteareth-20
Ceteareth-20 · Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · PVP · Carbomer · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate · PEG-45M
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Ceteareth-20 · Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Lanolin Wax · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · PVP · Carbomer · Cetearyl Alcohol · PEG-45M
Water (Aqua) · Ceteareth-20 · Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Kaolin · Lanolin Wax · PVP · Carbomer · Cetearyl Alcohol · PEG-45M
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 8 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Ceteareth-20 · Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Cetyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Kaolin · Lanolin Wax · PVP · Carbomer · Cetearyl Alcohol · PEG-45M
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Lanolin Wax · PVP · PEG-45M
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua) · Glycerin · PEG-45M
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Kaolin
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Kaolin
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Carbomer
- Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
- PEG-45M
Cetyl Alcohol · Kaolin · Cetearyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Kaolin · Cetearyl Alcohol
- Adds colourCOLORANT
- Kaolin
Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate · Sorbic Acid
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Sorbic Acid
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Methosulfate
Glycerin · Aminomethyl Propanol
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Aminomethyl Propanol
Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Fragrance
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Cera Alba (Beeswax) · Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Fragrance
See the 1 declared functions
- Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
- Quaternium-91
See 24 other ingredients · 24 total
- Water (Aqua)
- Emulsifying Wax NF
- Ceteareth-20
- Cera Alba (Beeswax)
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Glycerin
- Kaolin
- C26-28 Alkyl Dimethicone
- Lanolin Wax
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Fragrance
- Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer
- PVP
- Phenoxyethanol
- Carbomer
- Aminomethyl Propanol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Quaternium-91
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetrimonium Methosulfate
- PEG-45M
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Sorbic Acid
- Ethylhexylglycerin