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
Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Glucose · Fructooligosaccharides · Fructose
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Glucose · Fructooligosaccharides · Fructose
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Dibutyl Adipate · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Niacinamide · Phenethyl Benzoate · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Behenyl Alcohol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Dibutyl Adipate · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Phenethyl Benzoate · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Behenyl Alcohol
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide
Dibutyl Adipate · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · 1,2-Hexanediol · Butylene Glycol · Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Oil · Pentylene Glycol · Fructooligosaccharides · Ethylhexylglycerin · Ginsenosides · Adenosine · Tocopherol · Xanthan Gum
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
- Dibutyl Adipate · Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · 1,2-Hexanediol · Butylene Glycol · Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract · Panax Ginseng Root Oil · Pentylene Glycol · Fructooligosaccharides · Ethylhexylglycerin · Ginsenosides · Adenosine · Xanthan Gum
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract · Tocopherol
Dibutyl Adipate · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Tocopherol
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Dibutyl Adipate · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Tocopherol
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Tocopherol
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate · Ethylhexyl Triazone · Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol · Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
See the 2 declared functions
- Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate · Ethylhexyl Triazone · Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol · Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate · Ethylhexyl Triazone · Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Decyl Glucoside · Xanthan Gum
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Decyl Glucoside
Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate · Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate · Decyl Glucoside · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Behenyl Alcohol · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate · Decyl Glucoside · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Behenyl Alcohol · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate · Xanthan Gum
Water · Dibutyl Adipate · Propanediol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Pentylene Glycol · Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate · Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2 · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Ethyl Hexanediol · Behenyl Alcohol · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · t-Butyl Alcohol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 6 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Dibutyl Adipate · Propanediol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Pentylene Glycol · Ethyl Hexanediol · t-Butyl Alcohol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Propanediol · Butylene Glycol · Glycerin · Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate · Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer · Behenyl Alcohol · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
- Dibutyl Adipate
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate · Ethylhexyl Triazone · Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol · Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone · Glycerin · Tromethamine · t-Butyl Alcohol
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate · Ethylhexyl Triazone · Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol · Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · t-Butyl Alcohol
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Tromethamine
Phenethyl Benzoate · Glycerin · t-Butyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Citronellol · Geraniol · Linalool
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Phenethyl Benzoate · Glycerin · t-Butyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Citronellol · Geraniol · Linalool
See 43 other ingredients · 43 total
- Water
- Dibutyl Adipate
- Propanediol
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
- Polymethylsilsesquioxane
- Ethylhexyl Triazone
- Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
- Niacinamide
- Phenethyl Benzoate
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
- Panax Ginseng Root Water
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract
- Panax Ginseng Root Oil
- Pentylene Glycol
- Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Decyl Glucoside
- Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
- Tromethamine
- Glucose
- Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Fructose
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Ginsenosides
- Adenosine
- Ethyl Hexanediol
- Tocopherol
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Carbomer
- Xanthan Gum
- t-Butyl Alcohol
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- 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.
