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
Lactic Acid · Aluminum Hydroxide
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 1 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Lactic Acid · Aluminum Hydroxide
Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate · Cetyl Ethylhexanoate · Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate · Tribehenin · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Aluminum Hydroxide
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate · Cetyl Ethylhexanoate · Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate · Tribehenin · Ethylhexyl Palmitate · Aluminum Hydroxide
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate · Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate · C20-40 Alcohols · Tocopheryl Acetate · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 · Lactic Acid · Tribehenin
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
- Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate · Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate · C20-40 Alcohols · Tocopheryl Acetate · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 · Lactic Acid · Tribehenin
Polyethylene · Aluminum Hydroxide
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Polyethylene
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Aluminum Hydroxide
Tocopheryl Acetate · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tocopheryl Acetate · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
- Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
Synthetic Wax · Silica · Polyethylene
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Synthetic Wax · Silica · Polyethylene
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
See the 1 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Synthetic Wax · C20-40 Alcohols · Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate · Polyhydroxystearic Acid · Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- C20-40 Alcohols · Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate · Polyhydroxystearic Acid · Sorbitan Isostearate
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Synthetic Wax · C20-40 Alcohols
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate · Synthetic Wax · Silica · Boron Nitride · Stearalkonium Hectorite · Disteardimonium Hectorite · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Polyethylene · Aluminum Hydroxide · Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 7 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate · Synthetic Wax · Stearalkonium Hectorite · Disteardimonium Hectorite · Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Polyethylene · Aluminum Hydroxide
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Synthetic Wax · Triethoxycaprylylsilane
- Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT
- Silica
- Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING
- Silica
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Boron Nitride
- Adjusts slipSLIP MODIFIER
- Boron Nitride
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Stearalkonium Hectorite
Silica · Aluminum Hydroxide · Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
See the 2 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Silica · Aluminum Hydroxide · Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
- Adds colourCOLORANT
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
C20-40 Alcohols · Disteardimonium Hectorite · Lactic Acid
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- C20-40 Alcohols · Disteardimonium Hectorite
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Lactic Acid
Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Ethylhexyl Palmitate
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract · Ethylhexyl Palmitate
See 25 other ingredients · 25 total
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- Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate
- Synthetic Wax
- Silica
- Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate
- Boron Nitride
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
- C20-40 Alcohols
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
- Polyhydroxystearic Acid
- Stearalkonium Hectorite
- Disteardimonium Hectorite
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Trigonella Foenum-Graecum Seed Extract
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Lactic Acid
- Tribehenin
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Polyethylene
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane
- Phenoxyethanol
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
- Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)