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
Lactic Acid · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Lactic Acid · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Dimethicone · Isododecane · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Lecithin · Isopropyl Myristate · 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
- Dimethicone · Isododecane · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Lecithin · Isopropyl Myristate · Caprylyl Glycol
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Dimethicone · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Lactic Acid · Butylene Glycol · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Bisabolol · Lecithin · C13-14 Isoalkane · Caprylyl Glycol · Hexylene Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin
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
- Dimethicone · Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Lactic Acid · Butylene Glycol · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Bisabolol · Lecithin · Caprylyl Glycol · Hexylene Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- C13-14 Isoalkane
Dimethicone · Polysilicone-11 · Polyacrylamide · Glycerin · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Dimethicone · Glycerin · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Polysilicone-11 · Polyacrylamide · Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Bisabolol
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract · Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Bisabolol
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Laureth-7 · Decyl Glucoside · Laureth-12 · Hexylene Glycol
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Laureth-7 · Decyl Glucoside · Laureth-12 · Hexylene Glycol
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract · Decyl Glucoside
Lecithin · Laureth-7 · Decyl Glucoside · Laureth-12 · Hexylene Glycol
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Lecithin · Laureth-7 · Laureth-12 · Hexylene Glycol
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Decyl Glucoside
Dimethicone · Isododecane · Propanediol · Polyacrylamide · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · C13-14 Isoalkane · Isopropyl Myristate · Sodium Acrylates Copolymer · Hexylene Glycol · Disodium EDTA · Sodium Carbonate
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Isododecane · Propanediol · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · C13-14 Isoalkane · Hexylene Glycol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propanediol · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Sodium Acrylates Copolymer · Disodium EDTA
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Polyacrylamide · Isopropyl Myristate · Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Dimethicone
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Carbonate
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Phenoxyethanol
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
Lactic Acid · Glycerin · Disodium EDTA · Sodium Carbonate · Sodium Hydroxide
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Lactic Acid · Sodium Carbonate · Sodium Hydroxide
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Disodium EDTA
Isododecane · Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Isopropyl Myristate · Hexylene Glycol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Isododecane · Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract · Isopropyl Myristate · Hexylene Glycol
See 28 other ingredients · 28 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Dimethicone
- Isododecane
- Polysilicone-11
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Lactic Acid
- Propanediol
- Polyacrylamide
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Bisabolol
- Lecithin
- C13-14 Isoalkane
- Isopropyl Myristate
- Laureth-7
- Sodium Acrylates Copolymer
- Decyl Glucoside
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Laureth-12
- Hexylene Glycol
- Disodium EDTA
- Sodium Carbonate
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Phenoxyethanol
- Ethylhexylglycerin