Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
13ingredients found
9 · 69.2%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Skin conditioning4
Skin softening2
Moisture retention2
Texture · feel5
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance1
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Softens the skin
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
Skin conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
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
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
Keeps moisture in
Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Cleanses
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate · Xanthan Gum
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate · Xanthan Gum
Mixes oil and water
Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Xanthan Gum
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate · Xanthan Gum
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Xanthan Gum
Texture and feel
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
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