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 · Lactic Acid · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Sodium PCA · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Lactate · PCA · Histidine
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 3 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Lactic Acid · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Sodium PCA · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Lactate · PCA · Histidine
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- PCA
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetyl Esters · Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate · Diheptyl Succinate · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables · Niacinamide
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetyl Esters · Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate · Diheptyl Succinate · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide
Cetyl Esters · Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate · Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract · Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract · Biotin · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Diheptyl Succinate · Lactic Acid · Polyester-11 · Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Sodium PCA · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Panthenol · Butylene Glycol · Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin · Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables · Caffeine · Arginine · Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer · Glycine · Alanine · Serine · Valine · Proline · Isoleucine · Phenylalanine · Histidine · Aspartic Acid
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
- Cetyl Esters · Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate · Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract · Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Diheptyl Succinate · Lactic Acid · Polyester-11 · Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Sodium PCA · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Panthenol · Butylene Glycol · Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin · Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables · Caffeine · Arginine · Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer · Glycine · Alanine · Serine · Valine · Proline · Isoleucine · Phenylalanine · Histidine · Aspartic Acid
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract · Biotin
Glycerin · Polyester-11 · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-7 · Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Polyester-11 · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-7 · Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Lactate
See the 2 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- Sodium Lactate
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Behentrimonium Methosulfate
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Glyceryl Stearate SE · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Glyceryl Stearate SE · Cetrimonium Chloride
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Butylene Glycol · Propanediol · Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Butylene Glycol · Propanediol · Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Butylene Glycol · Propanediol · Limonene
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Behentrimonium Chloride · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Behentrimonium Chloride · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sodium Benzoate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Cetrimonium Chloride
Glycerin · Lactic Acid · Sodium Lactate · Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate · Glycine · Sodium Benzoate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Lactic Acid · Sodium Lactate · Glycine
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Caffeine · Limonene · Linalool · Citral · Amyl Cinnamal
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Caffeine · Limonene · Linalool · Citral · Amyl Cinnamal
- Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING
- Citral
See 55 other ingredients · 55 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Esters
- Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate
- Rheum Rhaponticum Root Extract
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
- Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract
- Biotin
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- Glycerin
- Diheptyl Succinate
- Glyceryl Stearate SE
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- Behentrimonium Chloride
- Lactic Acid
- Polyester-11
- Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Cetrimonium Chloride
- Sodium PCA
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Panthenol
- Butylene Glycol
- Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
- Propanediol
- Polyquaternium-7
- Sodium Lactate
- Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
- Niacinamide
- Caffeine
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
- Arginine
- PCA
- Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
- Glycine
- Alanine
- Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate
- Serine
- Valine
- Threonine
- Proline
- Isoleucine
- Phenylalanine
- Histidine
- Aspartic Acid
- Sodium Benzoate
- Fragrance/Parfum
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Citral
- Amyl Cinnamal
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.
Limonene · Linalool · Citral · Amyl Cinnamal