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 · Hydroxyethyl Urea · Lactic Acid · Sodium PCA · Saccharide Isomerate
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 · Hydroxyethyl Urea · Lactic Acid · Sodium PCA · Saccharide Isomerate
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Hydroxyethyl Urea · Salicylic Acid · Lactic Acid · Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract · Sodium PCA · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin
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
- Hydroxyethyl Urea · Salicylic Acid · Lactic Acid · Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract · Sodium PCA · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin
Glycerin · Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract · Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract · Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Salicylic Acid · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
Salicylic Acid · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum
Water (Aqua) (Eau) · Glycerin · Propanediol · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract · Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 6 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua) (Eau) · Glycerin · Propanediol · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Propanediol · Xanthan Gum
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Mandelic Acid · Salicylic Acid · Phenoxyethanol · Potassium Sorbate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Salicylic Acid · Phenoxyethanol · Potassium Sorbate
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Mandelic Acid · Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Lactic Acid · Sodium Citrate · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Lactic Acid · Sodium Citrate · Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Citrate · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Citric Acid
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
See 20 other ingredients · 20 total
- Water (Aqua) (Eau)
- Glycerin
- Mandelic Acid
- Propanediol
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Hydroxyethyl Urea
- Salicylic Acid
- Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract
- Lactic Acid
- Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
- Sodium PCA
- Xanthan Gum
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Sodium Citrate
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Potassium Sorbate
- Citric Acid