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 · Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil · Saccharide Isomerate · Propylene Glycol · Sodium Chloride
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 · Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil · Saccharide Isomerate · Propylene Glycol · Sodium Chloride
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin · Propylene Glycol
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Tetradecane
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 2 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Tetradecane
- Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING
- Stearyl Alcohol
Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil · Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5) · Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil · Myristyl Alcohol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Propylene Glycol · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Sodium Gluconate · Xanthan Gum · Hydrogenated Lecithin · Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin
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
- Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil · Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5) · Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil · Myristyl Alcohol · Tocopheryl Acetate · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Sodium Gluconate · Xanthan Gum · Hydrogenated Lecithin · Sodium Chloride · Ethylhexylglycerin
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Propylene Glycol
Glycerin · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-7
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-7
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Glycerin
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Tocopheryl Acetate
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Tocopheryl Acetate
See the 1 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum · Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Stearyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Xanthan Gum · Hydrogenated Lecithin
Aqua (Water) · Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Fibroin · Stearyl Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Propylene Glycol · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Xanthan Gum · Sodium Chloride
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 5 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Glycerin · Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil · Stearyl Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol · Myristyl Alcohol · Propylene Glycol · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Xanthan Gum · Sodium Chloride
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Aqua (Water) · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Propylene Glycol
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Fibroin · Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate · Sodium Chloride
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Behenyl Alcohol · Xanthan Gum
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Xanthan Gum
Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
See the 1 declared functions
- Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING
- Cetearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Stearyl Alcohol
Benzyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate · Phenoxyethanol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Benzyl Alcohol · Cetrimonium Chloride · Potassium Sorbate · Sodium Benzoate · Phenoxyethanol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Cetrimonium Chloride · Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Citric Acid · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Sodium Gluconate · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Citrate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Sodium Gluconate · Sodium Citrate
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Sodium Citrate
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Alcohol · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Benzyl Alcohol · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
See the 2 declared functions
- Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
- Quaternium-80
- Reduces staticANTISTATIC
- Quaternium-80
See 38 other ingredients · 38 total
- Aqua (Water)
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Glycerin
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil
- Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5)
- Brassicyl Isoleucinate Esylate
- Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
- Citric Acid
- Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil
- Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Fibroin
- Stearyl Alcohol
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Myristyl Alcohol
- Tetradecane
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Propylene Glycol
- Cetrimonium Chloride
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Sodium Gluconate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Polyquaternium-7
- Quaternium-80
- Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
- Xanthan Gum
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Sodium Benzoate
- Sodium Citrate
- Sodium Chloride
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Phenoxyethanol
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.