Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
14ingredients found
12 · 85.7%ingredients grouped by use
7types of use
Hydration1
Skin conditioning3
Skin softening2
Moisture retention2
Texture · feel8
Preservation · stability2
Fragrance1
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Draws in moisturePulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.
See the 2 declared functions
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL
Softens the skin
PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Skin conditioning
PROPYLENE GLYCOL · PENTYLENE GLYCOL · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
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
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL
Keeps moisture in
STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Cleanses
LAURETH-21 · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · PPG-2-DECETH-30 · SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
See the 4 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- LAURETH-21 · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · PPG-2-DECETH-30 · SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- LAURETH-21 · SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
- Creates foamFOAMING
- SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
Mixes oil and water
LAURETH-21 · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · PPG-2-DECETH-30 · DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- LAURETH-21 · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL · PPG-2-DECETH-30
- Helps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE
- DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE
Texture and feel
PROPYLENE GLYCOL · PENTYLENE GLYCOL · AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL · PENTYLENE GLYCOL
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL · AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Colour and shine
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- STYRENE/ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Keeps microbes from growing
PHENOXYETHANOL · SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- PHENOXYETHANOL · SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- PHENOXYETHANOL
Keeps the product stableProtects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE
Fragrance-related
PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL