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 · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol
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 · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Agrousier) Fruit/Seed Oil · Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein · Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein · Propylene Glycol · Butylene Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
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
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Agrousier) Fruit/Seed Oil · Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein · Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein · Butylene Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol · Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
Glycerin · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer · Polyquaternium-7 · PVP
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer · Polyquaternium-7 · PVP
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides · PVP
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- PVP
Glycerin · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · PVP · Propylene Glycol · Benzyl Alcohol · Butylene Glycol · Benzyl Benzoate · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · PVP · Propylene Glycol · Benzyl Alcohol · Butylene Glycol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Benzyl Alcohol · Butylene Glycol · Benzyl Benzoate · Limonene
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Agrousier) Fruit/Seed Oil · Phenoxyethanol · Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Benzyl Alcohol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Agrousier) Fruit/Seed Oil · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Benzoate
Glycerin · Sodium Benzoate · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene · Hexamethylindanopyran · Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene · Hexamethylindanopyran · Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
See 26 other ingredients · 26 total
- Water/Eau/Aqua
- Glycerin
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Agrousier) Fruit/Seed Oil
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
- PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Maltodextrin/VP Copolymer
- PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
- Polyquaternium-7
- PVP
- Propylene Glycol
- Phenoxyethanol
- Sodium Benzoate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Citric Acid
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Butylene Glycol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Fragrance/Parfum
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Limonene
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
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.
Benzyl Alcohol · Benzyl Benzoate · Hydroxycitronellal · Limonene