
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 · Saccharide Isomerate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate · PEG-100 Stearate · Glycerin
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Butylene Glycol · Saccharide Isomerate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate · PEG-100 Stearate · Glycerin
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Arachidyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Behenyl Alcohol · 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
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Arachidyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Behenyl Alcohol · Caprylyl Glycol
Butylene Glycol · C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Butyloctyl Salicylate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Thymol · Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate · Tocopheryl Acetate · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Bisabolol · 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
- Butylene Glycol · C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Butyloctyl Salicylate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate · Tocopheryl Acetate · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Bisabolol · Pentylene Glycol · Caprylyl Glycol
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Thymol
VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Tapioca Starch · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Glycerin
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Tapioca Starch · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Glycerin
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Bisabolol
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Bisabolol
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate · Tocopheryl Acetate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate · Tocopheryl Acetate
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Silica · Tapioca Starch · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Silica · Tapioca Starch
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate · PEG-100 Stearate · Xanthan Gum · Arachidyl Glucoside
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Potassium Cetyl Phosphate · PEG-100 Stearate · Xanthan Gum · Arachidyl Glucoside
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- PEG-100 Stearate
Polyglyceryl-2 Distearate · Potassium Cetyl Phosphate · Arachidyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · PEG-100 Stearate · Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Arachidyl Glucoside
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polyglyceryl-2 Distearate · Potassium Cetyl Phosphate · Glyceryl Stearate · PEG-100 Stearate · Xanthan Gum · Arachidyl Glucoside
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Arachidyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Butylene Glycol · Silica · Butyloctyl Salicylate · VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Tapioca Starch · Arachidyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Glycerin · Pentylene Glycol · Propanediol · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Butylene Glycol · VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Tapioca Starch · Arachidyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Glycerin · Propanediol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Butylene Glycol · Butyloctyl Salicylate · Glycerin · Pentylene Glycol · Propanediol · Limonene
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- VP/Eicosene Copolymer · Tapioca Starch · Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Silica · Tapioca Starch
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Silica · Tapioca Starch
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Tapioca Starch
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Silica · Tapioca Starch
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate
Thymol · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate · Sodium Hydroxide · Glycerin · Sodium Benzoate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Thymol · Sodium Hydroxide · Glycerin
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate · Sodium Hydroxide
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Oil · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Terpineol · Glycerin · Linalool · Limonene · Geraniol · Citronellol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Oil · Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract · Terpineol · Glycerin · Linalool · Limonene · Geraniol · Citronellol
See 42 other ingredients · 42 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Butylene Glycol
- Silica
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
- Butyloctyl Salicylate
- VP/Eicosene Copolymer
- Polyglyceryl-2 Distearate
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Tapioca Starch
- Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Oil
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Terpineol
- Thymol
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
- Arachidyl Alcohol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- PEG-100 Stearate
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Xanthan Gum
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Arachidyl Glucoside
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Citrate
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Glycerin
- Bisabolol
- Pentylene Glycol
- Propanediol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Potassium Sorbate
- Sodium Benzoate
- Linalool
- Limonene
- Geraniol
- Citronellol
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.
Linalool · Limonene · Geraniol · Citronellol