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 · Hyaluronic Acid · Lactic Acid
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 · Hyaluronic Acid · Lactic Acid
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
- Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING
- Hyaluronic Acid
Cetearyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract · Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract · Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract · Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract · Hyaluronic Acid · Lactic Acid · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
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
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract · Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract · Hyaluronic Acid · Lactic Acid · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
Glycerin · PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polyquaternium-11 · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Polyquaternium-11 · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Sodium Phosphate
Cetearyl Alcohol · Polysorbate 60
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Polysorbate 60
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Alcohol · PVP · Glyceryl Stearate · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sorbitan Stearate · Polysorbate 60
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Glyceryl Stearate · Cetrimonium Chloride · Sorbitan Stearate · Polysorbate 60
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose
Water (Aqua/Eau) · Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Disodium EDTA
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Cetearyl Alcohol · PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Disodium EDTA
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua/Eau) · Glycerin
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- PVP · Hydroxyethylcellulose
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol
Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol · Cetrimonium Chloride
Glycerin · Hydroxyethylcellulose · Lactic Acid · Disodium EDTA · Disodium Phosphate · Sodium Phosphate · Malic Acid · Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Lactic Acid · Disodium Phosphate · Sodium Phosphate · Malic Acid · Citric Acid · Sodium Hydroxide
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Disodium EDTA · Citric Acid
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Disodium Phosphate
Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Linalyl Acetate · Terpineol · Linalool · Citronellol
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Terpineol · Linalool · Citronellol
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Linalyl Acetate
See 31 other ingredients · 31 total
- Water (Aqua/Eau)
- Glycerin
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- PVP
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Phenoxyethanol
- Polyquaternium-11
- Cetrimonium Chloride
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Sorbitan Stearate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract
- Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract/Saccharum Officinarum/Extrait de canne à sucre
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Lactic Acid
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
- Disodium EDTA
- Disodium Phosphate
- Polysorbate 60
- Fragrance/Parfum
- Sodium Phosphate
- Malic Acid
- Citric Acid
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Linalyl Acetate
- Terpineol
- Linalool
- Citronellol
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.