
Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
10ingredients found
8 · 80%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Hydration1
Skin conditioning2
Skin softening3
Texture · feel4
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance1
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Draws in moisturePulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.
See the 1 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glutamic Acid
Softens the skin
Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · 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
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Caprylyl Glycol
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearyl Alcohol
Skin conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol
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
- Caprylyl Glycol · 1,2-Hexanediol
Cleanses
Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Mixes oil and water
Cetyl Alcohol · Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Stearyl Alcohol
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Stearyl Alcohol
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Texture and feel
Water · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · 1,2-Hexanediol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 2 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · 1,2-Hexanediol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Colour and shine
Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 1 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Keeps the product stableProtects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.
See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate