Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
17ingredients found
12 · 70.6%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Hydration3
Skin conditioning3
Moisture retention2
Antioxidants1
Texture · feel6
Fragrance5
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Draws in moisture
Glycerin · Saccharide Isomerate
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 · Saccharide Isomerate
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Skin conditioning
Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Tocopherol
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
- Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Tocopherol
Keeps moisture inForms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.
See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
Slows oxidationIn CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopherol
Exfoliates
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Charcoal Powder
Cleanses
Potassium Cocoate · Xanthan Gum · Potassium Oleate
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Potassium Cocoate · Xanthan Gum · Potassium Oleate
Mixes oil and water
Potassium Cocoate · Xanthan Gum · Potassium Oleate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Potassium Cocoate · Xanthan Gum · Potassium Oleate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum
Texture and feel
Glycerin · Xanthan Gum · Charcoal Powder · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Charcoal Powder
Colour and shine
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Charcoal Powder
Keeps the product stable
Glycerin · Citric Acid · Trisodium Dicarboxymethyl Alaninate · Eugenol · Cinnamal · Sodium Citrate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid · Trisodium Dicarboxymethyl Alaninate · Sodium Citrate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
Fragrance-related
Glycerin · Parfum (Fragrance) · Limonene · Eugenol · Cinnamal
Hair use
Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
See the 2 declared functions
- Reduces staticANTISTATIC
- Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
- Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride