Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.
What the ingredients do
Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Lactic Acid · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Lactic Acid · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Niacinamide · Caprylyl Glycol · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Caprylyl Glycol · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
- Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING
- Niacinamide
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate · Sodium Chloride · Lactic Acid · Salicylic Acid · Gluconolactone · Tocopherol · Caprylyl Glycol · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
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
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate · Sodium Chloride · Lactic Acid · Salicylic Acid · Gluconolactone · Caprylyl Glycol · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Tocopherol
Glycerin · Tocopherol · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Tocopherol
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Tocopherol · Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopherol · Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Sodium Chloride · Salicylic Acid · Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
See the 3 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride
- Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC
- Salicylic Acid
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Acts on seborrheic flaking and dandruffANTI-SEBORRHEIC
- Salicylic Acid
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate · Coco-Glucoside · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate · Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
See the 4 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Coco-Glucoside · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate · Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate · Coco-Glucoside · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Creates foamFOAMING
- Coco-Glucoside
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 3 declared functions
- Helps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate · Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 · Pinene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Sodium Chloride · Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Glycerin
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Chloride
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- Pinene
Mandelic Acid · Salicylic Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Chlorphenesin · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Salicylic Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Chlorphenesin · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Mandelic Acid · Chlorphenesin · Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide · Lactic Acid · Glycolic Acid · Gluconolactone · Sodium Benzoate · Benzyl Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Sodium Hydroxide · Lactic Acid · Glycolic Acid
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin · Sodium Hydroxide
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Gluconolactone
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Benzyl Salicylate
Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Salicylate · Linalool
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Salicylate · Linalool
See 27 other ingredients · 27 total
- Aqua/Water/Eau
- Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
- Coco-Glucoside
- Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
- Glycerin
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- Sodium Chloride
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Lactic Acid
- Glycolic Acid
- Mandelic Acid
- Salicylic Acid
- Gluconolactone
- Niacinamide
- Tocopherol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Sodium Benzoate
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Wood Oil
- Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Chlorphenesin
- Phenoxyethanol
- Acrylates Crosspolymer-4
- Benzyl Salicylate
- Linalool
- Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalene
- Pinene
Declared fragrance allergens
The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.