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 · Methyl Gluceth-10 · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 3 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Methyl Gluceth-10 · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- Methyl Gluceth-10
Cetearyl Alcohol · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
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 · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Plantago Major Leaf Extract · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract · Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract · 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
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Plantago Major Leaf Extract · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract · Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate · Ethylhexylglycerin
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
Cetearyl Alcohol · Glycereth-2 Cocoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Methyl Gluceth-10 · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Glycereth-2 Cocoate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Methyl Gluceth-10 · Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Benzyl Benzoate
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Benzyl Benzoate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Behentrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid · Benzyl Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Behentrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol · Benzoic Acid
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Benzoate
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Benzoic Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Sets the pHPH ADJUSTERS
- Benzoic Acid
Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Fragrance · Benzyl Benzoate · Linalool
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Fragrance · Benzyl Benzoate · Linalool
See 25 other ingredients · 25 total
- Deionized Water
- Glycerin
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Methyl Gluceth-10
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)
- Behentrimonium Chloride
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Chébé Extract
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Plantago Major Leaf Extract
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
- Citrullus Vulgaris Seed Extract
- Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract
- Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Benzoic Acid
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Glycereth-2 Cocoate
- Fragrance
- Caramel Liquid #1884
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Linalool
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.