Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
15ingredients found
10 · 66.7%ingredients grouped by use
7types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning1
Skin softening3
Moisture retention1
Texture · feel8
Preservation · stability1
Fragrance2
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 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
Softens the skin
Palmitic Acid · Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Palmitic Acid · Coconut Acid
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearic Acid
Skin conditioningCosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.
See the 1 declared functions
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol
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
Cleanses
Myristic Acid · Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid · Triethanolamine · Lauric Acid
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Myristic Acid · Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid · Triethanolamine · Lauric Acid
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid · Lauric Acid
Mixes oil and water
Palmitic Acid · Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid · Triethanolamine · Lauric Acid
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Palmitic Acid · Stearic Acid · Coconut Acid · Triethanolamine · Lauric Acid
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Stearic Acid
Texture and feel
Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Disodium Edta
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 2 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol · Disodium Edta
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
Colour and shine
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Myristic Acid
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Keeps the product stable
Potassium Hydroxide · Glycerin · Triethanolamine · Sodium Hydroxide · Tetrasodium Edta · Disodium Edta
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 3 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Potassium Hydroxide · Triethanolamine · Sodium Hydroxide
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Tetrasodium Edta · Disodium Edta
Fragrance-related
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Myristic Acid · Glycerin
