Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
Ingredient overview
16ingredients found
14 · 87.5%ingredients grouped by use
6types of use
Hydration1
Skin conditioning5
Skin softening3
Texture · feel6
Preservation · stability2
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 1 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Glutamic Acid
Softens the skin
Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cholesterol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cholesterol
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearyl Alcohol
Skin conditioning
Ceramide Np · Ceramide Ap · Ceramide Eop · Cholesterol · Phytosphingosine
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
- Ceramide Ap · Ceramide Eop · Cholesterol · Phytosphingosine
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Ceramide Np
Cleanses
Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Polysorbate 20
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Polysorbate 20
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Mixes oil and water
Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Cholesterol · Polysorbate 20
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine · Cholesterol · Polysorbate 20
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Texture and feel
Water · Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cholesterol
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 2 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Cholesterol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water
Colour and shine
Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Keeps microbes from growing
Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
See the 1 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
Keeps the product stable
Cholesterol · Citric Acid · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 5 declared functions
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Cholesterol
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Sodium Salicylate