
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
jojoba esters · glycerin · stearyl palmitate
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 3 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- glycerin · stearyl palmitate
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- jojoba esters
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- glycerin
jojoba esters · stearic acid · palmitic acid · stearyl stearate · cetyl palmitate · cetyl stearate · caprylyl glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- jojoba esters · palmitic acid · stearyl stearate · cetyl palmitate · cetyl stearate · caprylyl glycol
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- stearic acid
jojoba esters · stearyl stearate · stearyl palmitate · cetyl palmitate · paraffin · caprylyl glycol · 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
- jojoba esters · stearyl stearate · stearyl palmitate · cetyl palmitate · paraffin · caprylyl glycol
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- tocopherol
glycerin · acacia senegal gum · hydroxyethylcellulose · tocopherol
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- acacia senegal gum · hydroxyethylcellulose
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- glycerin
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- tocopherol
See the 1 declared functions
- Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING
- jojoba esters
See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- tocopherol
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- sodium phosphate
stearic acid · behenic acid · arachidic acid · polysorbate 60
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- stearic acid · behenic acid · arachidic acid · polysorbate 60
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- stearic acid · behenic acid · arachidic acid
stearic acid · palmitic acid · stearyl palmitate · hydroxyethylcellulose · behenic acid · arachidic acid · polysorbate 60
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- stearic acid · palmitic acid · stearyl palmitate · behenic acid · arachidic acid · polysorbate 60
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- stearic acid · hydroxyethylcellulose
glycerin · stearyl stearate · stearyl palmitate · paraffin · hydroxyethylcellulose
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- glycerin · stearyl stearate · paraffin · hydroxyethylcellulose
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- stearyl palmitate · hydroxyethylcellulose
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- glycerin
stearyl palmitate · behenic acid · arachidic acid
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- stearyl palmitate · behenic acid · arachidic acid
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- phenoxyethanol
glycerin · stearyl palmitate · aminomethyl propanediol · hydroxyethylcellulose · disodium phosphate · sodium phosphate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- aminomethyl propanediol · disodium phosphate · sodium phosphate
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- stearyl palmitate · hydroxyethylcellulose
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- disodium phosphate
See 25 other ingredients · 25 total
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- beeswax/cera alba/cire d'abeille
- jojoba esters
- copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cera carnauba/cire de carnauba
- glycerin
- stearic acid
- palmitic acid
- stearyl stearate
- stearyl palmitate
- aminomethyl propanediol
- acacia senegal gum
- cetyl palmitate
- paraffin
- cetyl stearate
- caprylyl glycol
- hydroxyethylcellulose
- phenoxyethanol
- behenic acid
- microcrystalline wax/cera microcristallina/cire microcristalline
- arachidic acid
- disodium phosphate
- polysorbate 60
- tocopherol
- sodium phosphate
- iron oxides (CI 77499)