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 · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem 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 · Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides · Caprylyl Glycol · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides · Caprylyl Glycol · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Plantago Major Leaf Extract · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract · Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
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
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Plantago Major Leaf Extract · Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract · Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Polyquaternium-11 · Glycerin · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Polyquaternium-11 · Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract · Tocopheryl Acetate
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · Polysorbate-60
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · Polysorbate-60
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Ceteareth-20
Cetyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides · Polysorbate-60 · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides · Polysorbate-60
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Glycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Benzyl Benzoate
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol · Ceteareth-20 · Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Benzyl Benzoate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Cetrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Benzoate
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Cetrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Fragrance · Benzyl Benzoate · Linalool
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Fragrance · Benzyl Benzoate · Linalool
See 30 other ingredients · 30 total
- Deionized Water
- Polyquaternium-11
- Glycerin
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Cetrimonium Chloride
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Ceteareth-20
- PEG-16 Macadamia Glycerides
- Vegetable Wax
- Polysorbate-60
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Chébé Extract
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Phenoxyethanol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Plantago Major Leaf Extract
- Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Nut Extract
- Citrullus Vulgaris Seed Extract
- Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract
- Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Fragrance
- Caramel Liquid #1884
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Linalool
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.