Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
11ingredients found
10 · 90.9%ingredients grouped by use
7types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning4
Skin softening1
Moisture retention2
Texture · feel7
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance2
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 in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- GLYCERIN
Softens the skin
PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
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
Skin conditioning
BUTYLENE GLYCOL · XANTHAN GUM · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · PPG-26-BUTETH-26
CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.See the 1 declared functions
- Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL · XANTHAN GUM · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · PPG-26-BUTETH-26
Keeps moisture inForms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.
See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- VP/VA COPOLYMER
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- GLYCERIN
Cleanses
STEARETH-21 · XANTHAN GUM · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- STEARETH-21 · XANTHAN GUM · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- STEARETH-21
Mixes oil and water
STEARETH-21 · XANTHAN GUM · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- STEARETH-21 · XANTHAN GUM · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- XANTHAN GUM
Texture and feel
WATER (EAU) · VP/VA COPOLYMER · STEARETH-21 · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN · XANTHAN GUM
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- WATER (EAU) · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN · XANTHAN GUM
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- VP/VA COPOLYMER · XANTHAN GUM
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- STEARETH-21 · XANTHAN GUM
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- PHENOXYETHANOL
- 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
- GLYCERIN
Fragrance-related
GLYCERIN · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- GLYCERIN · PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL