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
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil · Glycerin · Xylitol
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 3 declared functions
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Ethyl Linoleate · Ethyl Oleate · Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Ethyl Linoleate · Ethyl Oleate · Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearyl Alcohol
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Panthenol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Biotin · Tocopheryl Acetate · Tocopherol · Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
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
- Panthenol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Tocopheryl Acetate · Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Biotin · Tocopherol
VP/VA Copolymer · Polyquaternium-4 · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Tocopherol · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil · Glycerin · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- VP/VA Copolymer · Polyquaternium-4 · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Tocopherol · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
Tocopheryl Acetate · Tocopherol
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopheryl Acetate · Tocopherol
Ethylhexyl Salicylate · Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
See the 2 declared functions
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- Ethylhexyl Salicylate · Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER
- Ethylhexyl Salicylate · Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Xylitol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Oleth-20 · Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Stearyl Alcohol · Trideceth-12 · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Caprylic Acid
See the 4 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Oleth-20 · Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Stearyl Alcohol · Trideceth-12 · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Caprylic Acid
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Oleth-20 · Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Caprylic Acid
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
- Creates foamFOAMING
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Cetearyl Alcohol · Oleth-20 · Cetrimonium Chloride · Stearyl Alcohol · Trideceth-12 · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil · Caprylic Acid
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Oleth-20 · Cetrimonium Chloride · Stearyl Alcohol · Trideceth-12 · Caprylic Acid
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
VP/VA Copolymer · Isobutane · Propane · Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cyclodextrin · Benzyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Benzyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Limonene
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- VP/VA Copolymer
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Cyclodextrin
Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Alcohol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride
Ethylhexyl Salicylate · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Hydroxide · Cyclodextrin · Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate · Glycerin
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Ethylhexyl Salicylate · Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Sodium Hydroxide · Glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Cyclodextrin
Fragrance (Parfum) · Oleth-20 · Ethyl Linoleate · Ethyl Oleate · Benzyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Caprylic Acid · Xylitol · Limonene
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Fragrance (Parfum) · Oleth-20 · Ethyl Linoleate · Ethyl Oleate · Benzyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Caprylic Acid · Limonene
- Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING
- Xylitol
See the 2 declared functions
- Reduces staticANTISTATIC
- Silicone Quaternium-3
- Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
- Silicone Quaternium-3
See 36 other ingredients · 36 total
- Aqua/Water/Eau
- VP/VA Copolymer
- Isobutane
- Propane
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Phenoxyethanol
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Oleth-20
- Polyquaternium-4
- Cetrimonium Chloride
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- Stearyl Alcohol
- Panthenol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Silicone Quaternium-3
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Biotin
- Ethylhexyl Salicylate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Trideceth-12
- Sodium Benzoate
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Ethyl Linoleate
- Ethyl Oleate
- Cyclodextrin
- Tocopherol
- Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
- Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
- Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- Glycerin
- Caprylic Acid
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Xylitol
- 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.