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 · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 1 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Butylene Glycol · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
Niacinamide · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Caprylyl Glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Caprylyl Glycol
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide
Butylene Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Salicylic Acid · Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Madecassoside · Asiaticoside · Allantoin · Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract · Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Rhizome/Root Extract · Asiatic Acid · Madecassic Acid · Citrus Junos Fruit Extract · Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · 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
- Butylene Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Salicylic Acid · Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract · Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Madecassoside · Asiaticoside · Allantoin · Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract · Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Rhizome/Root Extract · Asiatic Acid · Madecassic Acid · Citrus Junos Fruit Extract · Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Caprylyl Glycol
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Allantoin
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract · Allantoin · Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Rhizome/Root Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract · Allantoin · Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Rhizome/Root Extract
Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Madecassoside · Asiaticoside
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Madecassoside · Asiaticoside
Salicylic Acid · Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
Salicylic Acid · Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract
See the 3 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum
Water · Butylene Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Butylene Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Butylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Salicylic Acid · Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Salicylic Acid
Glycolic Acid · Asiatic Acid · Sodium Citrate · Potassium Hydroxide · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Glycolic Acid · Sodium Citrate · Potassium Hydroxide · Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Citrate · Citric Acid
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Asiatic Acid
Asiaticoside · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Asiaticoside · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See 27 other ingredients · 27 total
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Niacinamide
- Salicylic Acid
- Glycolic Acid
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Madecassoside
- Asiaticoside
- Allantoin
- Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract
- Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Rhizome/Root Extract
- Asiatic Acid
- Madecassic Acid
- Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
- Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract
- Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract
- Xanthan Gum
- Sodium Citrate
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Citric Acid
- Caprylyl Glycol