
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 · Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Polyacrylate · C9-12 Alkane
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Polyacrylate · C9-12 Alkane
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Polyacrylate · C9-12 Alkane · Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract · N-Hydroxysuccinimide · Chrysin · Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
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
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Polyacrylate · Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract · N-Hydroxysuccinimide · Chrysin · Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- C9-12 Alkane
Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Triheptanoin · Sodium Polyacrylate · C9-12 Alkane · Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer · Asparagopsis Armata Extract · Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Triheptanoin · C9-12 Alkane
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Sodium Polyacrylate · Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer · Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Asparagopsis Armata Extract
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Steareth-20
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Steareth-20
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Sodium Polyacrylate · Steareth-20
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Sodium Polyacrylate
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Steareth-20
Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Triheptanoin · Methylpropanediol · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Sodium Polyacrylate · C9-12 Alkane · Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer · Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer · Steareth-20
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Methylpropanediol · C9-12 Alkane
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Triheptanoin · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Sodium Polyacrylate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
- Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Steareth-20
Nylon-12 Fluorescent Brightener 230 Salt
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Nylon-12 Fluorescent Brightener 230 Salt
Phenoxyethanol · Chlorhexidine Digluconate · Potassium Sorbate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Chlorhexidine Digluconate · Potassium Sorbate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol · Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Glycerin · Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
See 29 other ingredients · 29 total
- A powerful hydrator that attracts and retains moisture for plump
- Glycerin
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Nylon-12 Fluorescent Brightener 230 Salt
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Triheptanoin
- Methylpropanediol
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
- Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- C9-12 Alkane
- Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer
- Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
- Polyvinylalcohol Crosspolymer
- Steareth-20
- Asparagopsis Armata Extract
- Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer
- Chlorhexidine Digluconate
- Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract
- N-Hydroxysuccinimide
- Potassium Sorbate
- Citric Acid
- Chrysin
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- and use twice daily for best results. Like all formulas
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