Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
14ingredients found
11 · 78.6%ingredients grouped by use
8types of use
Hydration2
Skin conditioning1
Skin softening1
Moisture retention1
UV filters3
Texture · feel5
Preservation · stability2
Fragrance7
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 moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- propylene glycol · glycerin
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- propylene glycol · glycerin
Softens the skin
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
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
Blocks UV
ethylhexyl salicylate · butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane · tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
See the 2 declared functions
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- ethylhexyl salicylate · butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane · tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate
- Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER
- ethylhexyl salicylate · butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
Acts on oil and pores
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- alcohol denat · alcohol
Cleanses
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
Mixes oil and water
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 1 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
Texture and feel
alcohol denat · propylene glycol · glycerin · alcohol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- alcohol denat · propylene glycol · glycerin · alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- alcohol denat · propylene glycol · glycerin · alcohol
- Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING
- alcohol denat · alcohol
Keeps microbes from growing
See the 1 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- alcohol denat · alcohol
Keeps the product stable
glycerin · ethylhexyl salicylate · butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane · citric acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- ethylhexyl salicylate · butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- glycerin
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- citric acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- citric acid
Fragrance-related
glycerin · peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil · hexamethylindanopyran · coumarin · vanillin
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- glycerin · peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil · hexamethylindanopyran · coumarin
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- vanillin
See 14 other ingredients · 14 total
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.