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 · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice)
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 · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice)
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Caprylyl Glycol · Boswellia Serrata Extract · Glyceryl Caprylate
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Caprylyl Glycol · Glyceryl Caprylate
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Boswellia Serrata Extract
Xanthan Gum · Allantoin · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice) · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Caprylyl Glycol · Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil · Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Boswellia Serrata Extract · Tasmannia Lanceolata Leaf Extract
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
- Xanthan Gum · Allantoin · Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice) · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Caprylyl Glycol · Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil · Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract · Ethylhexylglycerin · Hexylene Glycol · Boswellia Serrata Extract · Tasmannia Lanceolata Leaf Extract
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Allantoin · Boswellia Serrata Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Allantoin · Boswellia Serrata Extract
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · Boswellia Serrata Extract
Allantoin · Menthyl Lactate · Menthol
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives a fresh feelREFRESHING
- Menthyl Lactate · Menthol
Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
Xanthan Gum · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Hexylene Glycol · Sodium Surfactin
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Xanthan Gum · Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Hexylene Glycol · Sodium Surfactin
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside · Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate · Sodium Surfactin
- Creates foamFOAMING
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol · Glyceryl Caprylate · Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate · Sodium Surfactin
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol · Glyceryl Caprylate · Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate · Sodium Surfactin
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum
Water (Aqua) · Glycerin · Isopentyldiol · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol · Sodium Surfactin
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua) · Glycerin · Isopentyldiol · Hexylene Glycol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Hydroxyethylcellulose · Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum · Sodium Surfactin
Mandelic Acid · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Mandelic Acid · Phenoxyethanol
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Sodium Hydroxide · Menthol · Citric acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Menthol
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Citric acid
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric acid
Glycerin · Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil · Hexylene Glycol · Boswellia Serrata Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil · Hexylene Glycol · Boswellia Serrata Extract
See 26 other ingredients · 26 total
- Water (Aqua)
- Glycerin
- Mandelic Acid
- Isopentyldiol
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Xanthan Gum
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Allantoin
- Phenoxyethanol
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice)
- Menthyl Lactate
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
- Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
- Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hexylene Glycol
- Menthol
- Boswellia Serrata Extract
- Citric acid
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Polyglyceryl-6 Oleate
- Tasmannia Lanceolata Leaf Extract
- Sodium Surfactin