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 · Sodium Chloride · Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein
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 · Sodium Chloride · Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Caprylyl Glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Caprylyl Glycol
Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Sodium Chloride · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein · Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
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
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Sodium Chloride · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein · Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamide MIPA · Hexylene Glycol
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamide MIPA · Hexylene Glycol
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamide MIPA
Cocamide MIPA · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Hexylene Glycol
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cocamide MIPA · Hexylene Glycol
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cocamide MIPA · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Water · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamide MIPA · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Hexylene Glycol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Cocamide MIPA · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Glycerin · Hexylene Glycol
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Chloride
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Glycerin · Fragrance · Hexylene Glycol
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil · Glycerin · Fragrance · Hexylene Glycol
See 16 other ingredients · 16 total
- Water
- Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Cocamide MIPA
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- Glycerin
- Sodium Chloride
- Fragrance
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Phenoxyethanol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Citric Acid
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hexylene Glycol
- Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Barley Protein
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein