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 Pca · Centella Asiatica Extract · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Hyaluronate · Saccharide Isomerate · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate 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 · Sodium Pca · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Hyaluronate · Saccharide Isomerate · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Centella Asiatica Extract
Isoamyl Laurate · Niacinamide · Squalane · Caprylyl Glycol · Centella Asiatica Extract · Lecithin · Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Isoamyl Laurate · Squalane · Caprylyl Glycol · Lecithin · Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide · Centella Asiatica Extract
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Squalane
Isoamyl Laurate · Salicylic Acid · Squalane · 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid · 1,2-Hexanediol · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Pca · Xanthan Gum · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Centella Asiatica Extract · Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine · Platycarya Strobilacea Extract · Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract · Sophora Flavescens Root Extract · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Hyaluronate · Acetyl Glutamine · Lecithin · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract · Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract · Sh-Oligopeptide-1 · Sh-Oligopeptide-2 · Sh-Polypeptide-1 · Sh-Polypeptide-9
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
- Isoamyl Laurate · Salicylic Acid · Squalane · 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid · 1,2-Hexanediol · Caprylyl Glycol · Sodium Pca · Xanthan Gum · Centella Asiatica Extract · Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine · Platycarya Strobilacea Extract · Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract · Sophora Flavescens Root Extract · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Hyaluronate · Acetyl Glutamine · Lecithin · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract · Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract · Sh-Oligopeptide-1 · Sh-Oligopeptide-2 · Sh-Polypeptide-1 · Sh-Polypeptide-9
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Glycerin · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Centella Asiatica Extract · Sh-Oligopeptide-2
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Centella Asiatica Extract · Sh-Oligopeptide-2
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- Centella Asiatica Extract
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Centella Asiatica Extract · Sophora Flavescens Root Extract · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Centella Asiatica Extract · Sophora Flavescens Root Extract · Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Silica
Salicylic Acid · Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine
See the 2 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM
- Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine
Xanthan Gum · Centella Asiatica Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Xanthan Gum
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Centella Asiatica Extract
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Xanthan Gum · Lecithin
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Xanthan Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum · Lecithin
Propanediol · Glycerin · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Silica · 1,2-Hexanediol · Xanthan Gum · Butylene Glycol · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 6 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propanediol · Glycerin · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Xanthan Gum · Butylene Glycol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Propanediol · Glycerin · 1,2-Hexanediol · Butylene Glycol · Limonene
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Silica
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Silica
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Salicylic Acid · Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Salicylic Acid · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine · Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Sodium Phytate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Phytate
Glycerin · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Limonene
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil · Limonene
See 36 other ingredients · 36 total
- Aqua/Water/Eau
- Propanediol
- Isoamyl Laurate
- Glycerin
- Niacinamide
- Salicylic Acid
- Squalane
- 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
- Silica
- Sodium Hydroxide
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sodium Pca
- Xanthan Gum
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
- Sodium Phytate
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine
- Platycarya Strobilacea Extract
- Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract
- Sophora Flavescens Root Extract
- Phenoxyethanol
- Butylene Glycol
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Acetyl Glutamine
- Lecithin
- Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
- Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract
- Sh-Oligopeptide-1
- Sh-Oligopeptide-2
- Sh-Polypeptide-1
- Sh-Polypeptide-11
- Sh-Polypeptide-9
- Limonene
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.