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 · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · TREHALOSE · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · SWERTIA JAPONICA (SEMBURI) EXTRACT · GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN · DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE · SODIUM DILAURAMIDOGLUTAMIDE LYSINE
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 · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · TREHALOSE · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · SWERTIA JAPONICA (SEMBURI) EXTRACT · GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN · DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE · SODIUM DILAURAMIDOGLUTAMIDE LYSINE
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- GLYCERIN
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- TREHALOSE
CETEARYL ALCOHOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · NIACINAMIDE
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- NIACINAMIDE
TRIETHYLHEXANOIN · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · FUMARIA OFFICINALIS (FUMITORY) EXTRACT · PRUNUS YEDOENSIS (CHERRY) LEAF EXTRACT · MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT · SWERTIA JAPONICA (SEMBURI) EXTRACT · SALICYLIC ACID · GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN · DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · TOCOPHEROL
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
- TRIETHYLHEXANOIN · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · FUMARIA OFFICINALIS (FUMITORY) EXTRACT · PRUNUS YEDOENSIS (CHERRY) LEAF EXTRACT · MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT · SWERTIA JAPONICA (SEMBURI) EXTRACT · SALICYLIC ACID · GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN · DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT · TOCOPHEROL
GLYCERIN · HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · TOCOPHEROL
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- GLYCERIN · HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- TOCOPHEROL
MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT · SODIUM NITRATE
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT · SODIUM NITRATE
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- TOCOPHEROL
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT · SALICYLIC ACID
See the 2 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- SALICYLIC ACID
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- SALICYLIC ACID
CETEARYL ALCOHOL · POLYSORBATE 60
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL · POLYSORBATE 60
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
CETEARYL ALCOHOL · POLYSORBATE 60 · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL · POLYSORBATE 60
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
GLYCERIN · CETEARYL ALCOHOL · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL · LIMONENE
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- GLYCERIN · CETEARYL ALCOHOL · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL · SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- GLYCERIN · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL · LIMONENE
- Adds bulkBULKING
- HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE · SALICYLIC ACID · STEARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE · SODIUM BENZOATE · PHENOXYETHANOL
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE · SALICYLIC ACID · STEARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE · SODIUM BENZOATE · PHENOXYETHANOL
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- PHENOXYETHANOL
GLYCERIN · SODIUM CITRATE · HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · CITRIC ACID · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL · SODIUM BENZOATE
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- GLYCERIN · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- SODIUM CITRATE · CITRIC ACID
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- SODIUM CITRATE · CITRIC ACID
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- SODIUM BENZOATE
GLYCERIN · TRIETHYLHEXANOIN · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL · LIMONENE
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- GLYCERIN · TRIETHYLHEXANOIN · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · T-BUTYL ALCOHOL · LIMONENE
See 35 other ingredients · 35 total
- AQUA/WATER/EAU
- GLYCERIN
- CETEARYL ALCOHOL
- TRIETHYLHEXANOIN
- BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- ISOSTEARYL ALCOHOL
- TREHALOSE
- ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL
- SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
- FUMARIA OFFICINALIS (FUMITORY) EXTRACT
- PRUNUS YEDOENSIS (CHERRY) LEAF EXTRACT
- HORDEUM DISTICHON (BARLEY) EXTRACT
- MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) LEAF EXTRACT
- SWERTIA JAPONICA (SEMBURI) EXTRACT
- PARFUM/FRAGRANCE
- SALICYLIC ACID
- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
- STEARTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE
- POLYSORBATE 60
- SODIUM CITRATE
- HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
- GLUCOSYL HESPERIDIN
- DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE
- NIACINAMIDE
- SODIUM NITRATE
- CITRIC ACID
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- TOCOPHEROL
- T-BUTYL ALCOHOL
- SODIUM DILAURAMIDOGLUTAMIDE LYSINE
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- PHENOXYETHANOL
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL. MOSBC01
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.