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
Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root 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
- Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
C13-15 Alkane · Cetearyl Alcohol · Selaginella Lepidophylla (Resurrection Plant) Extract · Cetyl Palmitate
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- C13-15 Alkane · Cetearyl Alcohol · Selaginella Lepidophylla (Resurrection Plant) Extract · Cetyl Palmitate
Gluconolactone · Cetyl Palmitate · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Xanthan Gum · Sodium Gluconate · Bisabolol · Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters · Lactobacillus Ferment · Calcium Gluconate · Tasmannia Lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) Fruit/Leaf Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
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
- Gluconolactone · Cetyl Palmitate · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Xanthan Gum · Sodium Gluconate · Bisabolol · Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters · Lactobacillus Ferment · Tasmannia Lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) Fruit/Leaf Extract · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Calcium Gluconate
Glycerin · Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters · Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Tasmannia Lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) Fruit/Leaf Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tasmannia Lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) Fruit/Leaf Extract
Silica · Carrageenan · Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Silica · Carrageenan · Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
Cetearyl Alcohol · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Xanthan Gum
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Cetearyl Alcohol · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
Water (Aqua) · Propanediol · C13-15 Alkane · Cetearyl Alcohol · Silica · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Xanthan Gum · Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propanediol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Glycerin · Xanthan Gum
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua) · Propanediol · C13-15 Alkane · Glycerin
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Silica
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Silica
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Silica
Sodium Benzoate · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
Sodium Citrate · Gluconolactone · Glycerin · Citric Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Gluconate · Potassium Hydroxide · Calcium Gluconate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Citrate · Gluconolactone · Citric Acid · Sodium Gluconate · Calcium Gluconate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Citrate · Citric Acid · Potassium Hydroxide
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract
See 26 other ingredients · 26 total
- Water (Aqua)
- Propanediol
- C13-15 Alkane
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Selaginella Lepidophylla (Resurrection Plant) Extract
- Sodium Citrate
- Silica
- Gluconolactone
- Cetyl Palmitate
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Glycerin
- Citric Acid
- Xanthan Gum
- Carrageenan
- Sodium Benzoate
- Naturally Derived Fragrance
- Sodium Gluconate
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Bisabolol
- Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Calcium Gluconate
- Tasmannia Lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) Fruit/Leaf Extract
- Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract