Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
12ingredients found
9 · 75%ingredients grouped by use
7types of use
Hydration3
Skin conditioning5
Moisture retention1
Antioxidants3
Texture · feel4
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance2
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Draws in moisture
BETAINE · GLYCERIN · LACTIC ACID
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- BETAINE · GLYCERIN · LACTIC ACID
Skin conditioning
PENTYLENE GLYCOL · ASCORBIC ACID · ALPHA-ARBUTIN · CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT · LACTIC ACID
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
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL · ASCORBIC ACID · CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT · LACTIC ACID
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- ALPHA-ARBUTIN
Keeps moisture inForms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.
See the 1 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- GLYCERIN
Slows oxidation
ASCORBIC ACID · ALPHA-ARBUTIN · FERULIC ACID
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- ASCORBIC ACID · ALPHA-ARBUTIN · FERULIC ACID
Mixes oil and water
CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 1 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT
Texture and feel
PROPANEDIOL · PENTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 2 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- PROPANEDIOL · PENTYLENE GLYCOL · GLYCERIN
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- PROPANEDIOL · GLYCERIN
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 1 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- FERULIC ACID
Keeps the product stable
ASCORBIC ACID · GLYCERIN · LACTIC ACID · CITRIC ACID
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- ASCORBIC ACID · LACTIC ACID · CITRIC ACID
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- GLYCERIN
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- CITRIC ACID
Fragrance-related
CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT · GLYCERIN
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- CITRUS AURANTIUM SINENSIS PEEL EXTRACT · GLYCERIN
