Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
15ingredients found
13 · 86.7%ingredients grouped by use
8types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning6
Skin softening2
Moisture retention2
Antioxidants1
Texture · feel8
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 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Butylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Softens the skin
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Prickly Pear) Seed Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Prickly Pear) Seed Oil
Skin conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract · Ascophyllum Nodosum (Kelp) Extract · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Butylene Glycol
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
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract · Ascophyllum Nodosum (Kelp) Extract · Xanthan Gum · Ethylhexylglycerin · Butylene Glycol
Keeps moisture in
Glycerin · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 1 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
Slows oxidation
Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
Exfoliates
Kaolin · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Kaolin
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
Acts on oil and pores
Kaolin · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM
- Kaolin
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
Cleanses
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Polysorbate 60 · Xanthan Gum
Mixes oil and water
Polysorbate 60 · Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer · Xanthan Gum · Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Polysorbate 60 · Xanthan Gum · Sorbitan Isostearate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer · Xanthan Gum
Texture and feel
Kaolin · Glycerin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract · Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer · Xanthan Gum · Butylene Glycol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Kaolin · Glycerin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate · Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer · Xanthan Gum · Butylene Glycol
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Kaolin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate · Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Kaolin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin · Butylene Glycol
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Kaolin
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Colour and shine
Kaolin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
See the 2 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Kaolin · Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Adds colourCOLORANT
- Kaolin
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Keeps the product stableProtects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
See 15 other ingredients · 15 total
- Water/ Aqua/ Eau
- Kaolin
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Glycerin
- Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
- Polysorbate 60
- Cereus Grandiflorus (Cactus) Flower Extract
- Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Prickly Pear) Seed Oil
- Ascophyllum Nodosum (Kelp) Extract
- Phenoxyethanol
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Xanthan Gum
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Butylene Glycol
- Sorbitan Isostearate