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 · Fructose · Withania Somnifera Root 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 · Fructose · Withania Somnifera Root Extract
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Glyceryl Caprylate · Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide · Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Glyceryl Caprylate · Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Pentylene Glycol · Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide · Sodium Gluconate · Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil · Maltodextrin · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
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
- Pentylene Glycol · Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide · Sodium Gluconate · Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil · Maltodextrin · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
Glycerin · Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract · Maltodextrin · Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Maltodextrin · Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin
Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Withania Somnifera Root Extract
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Glyceryl Caprylate · Maltodextrin
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Maltodextrin
Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2 · Pentylene Glycol · Glycerin · Maltodextrin · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Pentylene Glycol · Glycerin · Limonene
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2 · Maltodextrin
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Maltodextrin
Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract · Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Withania Somnifera Root Extract · Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Sodium Gluconate · Sodium Benzoate · Citric Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Sodium Gluconate · Citric Acid
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
Glycerin · Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil · Cupressus Sempervirens Oil · Limonene · Linalool · Citronellol · Geraniol · Citral
See the 3 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil · Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil · Limonene · Linalool · Citronellol · Geraniol · Citral
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil · Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
- Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURING
- Citral
See 29 other ingredients · 29 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
- Pentylene Glycol
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Glycerin
- Fructose
- Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
- Sodium Gluconate
- Withania Somnifera Root Extract
- Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
- Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
- Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil
- Maltodextrin
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil
- Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin
- Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil
- Cupressus Sempervirens Oil
- Potassium Sorbate
- Sodium Benzoate
- Citric Acid
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Citral
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.
Limonene · Linalool · Citronellol · Geraniol · Citral