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
See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Chloride
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Sodium Chloride
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
- Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Sodium Chloride
Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · Glycerin · Polyquaternium-7
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · Polyquaternium-7
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
Hydrated Silica · Sodium Chloride
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Hydrated Silica · Sodium Chloride
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
See the 4 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate · Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide
- Creates foamFOAMING
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Water (Aqua) · Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · Glycerin · Hydrated Silica · Sodium Chloride
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · Glycerin · Hydrated Silica · Sodium Chloride
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua) · Dimethyl Lauramide/Myristamide · Glycerin
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Hydrated Silica · Sodium Chloride
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Hydrated Silica
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Hydrated Silica
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Hydrated Silica
Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate
See the 1 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate
Glycerin · Sodium Benzoate · Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate · Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate · Citric Acid
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate