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
Butylene Glycol · Lactic Acid · Polydextrose · Glycerin · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Butylene Glycol · Lactic Acid · Polydextrose · Glycerin · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Sodium Polyacrylate · Niacinamide · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Caprylyl Glycol · Glyceryl Caprylate · Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Sodium Polyacrylate · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Caprylyl Glycol · Glyceryl Caprylate · Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide
Butylene Glycol · Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Sodium Polyacrylate · Lactic Acid · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Caffeine · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Allantoin · Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder · Biosaccharide Gum-1 · Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract · 1,2-Hexanediol · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Levulinate · Tocopherol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract · Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract · Corallina Officinalis Extract · Curcuma Longa Root Extract · Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed 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
- Butylene Glycol · Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Sodium Polyacrylate · Lactic Acid · Caffeine · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Allantoin · Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder · Biosaccharide Gum-1 · Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract · 1,2-Hexanediol · Caprylyl Glycol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract · Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract · Corallina Officinalis Extract · Curcuma Longa Root Extract · Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Sodium Levulinate · Tocopherol · Corallina Officinalis Extract
Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Maltodextrin · Allantoin · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Glycerin · Tocopherol · Gellan Gum · Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Maltodextrin · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Gellan Gum
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Allantoin · Glycerin · Curcuma Longa Root Extract
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Tocopherol · Tocopheryl Acetate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Tocopherol · Tocopheryl Acetate
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Sodium Phosphate
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Xanthan Gum · Polysorbate 60
Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Glyceryl Caprylate · Polysorbate 60
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum · Glyceryl Caprylate · Polysorbate 60
Water · Butylene Glycol · Isopentyldiol · Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polydextrose · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Agar · Glycerin · 1,2-Hexanediol · Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer · Gellan Gum · Corallina Officinalis Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 6 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Butylene Glycol · Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Agar · Glycerin · Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer · Gellan Gum · Corallina Officinalis Extract · Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Maltodextrin · Xanthan Gum · Ceratonia Siliqua Gum · Agar · Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Butylene Glycol · Isopentyldiol · Glycerin · 1,2-Hexanediol · Limonene
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Maltodextrin
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Polydextrose
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
See the 1 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Sodium Anisate
Lactic Acid · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Sodium Hydroxide · Glycerin · Disodium Phosphate · Sodium Anisate · Azelaic Acid · Sodium Phosphate · Sebacic Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Lactic Acid · Sodium Hydroxide · Disodium Phosphate · Azelaic Acid · Sodium Phosphate · Sebacic Acid
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Sodium Hydroxide · Glycerin
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Disodium Phosphate
- Sets the pHPH ADJUSTERS
- Sodium Anisate
Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Caffeine · Glycerin · Sodium Anisate · Curcuma Longa Root Extract · Limonene
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Nigella Sativa Seed Extract · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Caffeine · Glycerin · Curcuma Longa Root Extract · Limonene
- Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING
- Sodium Anisate
See 46 other ingredients · 46 total
- Salicylic Acid 2%
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Nigella Sativa Seed Extract
- Isopentyldiol
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- Lactic Acid
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- Niacinamide
- Polydextrose
- Caffeine
- Maltodextrin
- Xanthan Gum
- Allantoin
- Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
- Agar
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
- Glycerin
- Biosaccharide Gum-1
- Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sodium Levulinate
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Tocopherol
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
- Disodium Phosphate
- Polysorbate 60
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
- Gellan Gum
- Sodium Anisate
- Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
- Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
- Azelaic Acid
- Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Curcuma Longa Root Extract
- Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
- Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Sodium Phosphate
- Sebacic Acid
- Limonene
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.