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
Panax Ginseng Root Water · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Sodium Hyaluronate · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Sodium Hyaluronate · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Glyceryl Caprylate · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Caprylyl Glycol
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Glyceryl Caprylate · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Caprylyl Glycol
Panax Ginseng Root Water · 1,2-Hexanediol · Panax Ginseng Root Oil · Panthenol · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract · Biosaccharide Gum-1 · Sodium Hyaluronate · Ceramide NP · Ginsenosides · Phytosphingosine · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol · Sodium Levulinate · Xanthan Gum · Adenosine · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
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
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · 1,2-Hexanediol · Panax Ginseng Root Oil · Panthenol · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract · Biosaccharide Gum-1 · Sodium Hyaluronate · Ginsenosides · Phytosphingosine · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum · Adenosine · Caprylyl Glycol · Ethylhexylglycerin · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Ceramide NP · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Sodium Levulinate
Panax Ginseng Root Water · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 3 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · Glycerin · Panax Ginseng Root Extract · Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.See the 1 declared functions
- Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT
- Panax Ginseng Root Water · Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
See the 1 declared functions
- Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment · Xanthan Gum
See the 2 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment · Xanthan Gum
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
Glyceryl Caprylate · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.See the 2 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Glyceryl Caprylate · Xanthan Gum
Water · Glycerin · 1,2-Hexanediol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol · Disodium EDTA · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 4 declared functions
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water · Glycerin · 1,2-Hexanediol · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · 2,3-Butanediol · Butylene Glycol
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Glycerin · Butylene Glycol · Disodium EDTA · Carbomer · Xanthan Gum · Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
- Carbomer · Xanthan Gum
- Holds powders togetherBINDING
- Xanthan Gum
Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
See the 1 declared functions
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
Glycerin · Disodium EDTA · Tromethamine · Benzyl Salicylate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Disodium EDTA
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Tromethamine
- Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
- Benzyl Salicylate
Glycerin · p-Anisic Acid · Fragrance (Parfum) · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Glycerin · Fragrance (Parfum) · Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- p-Anisic Acid
See 37 other ingredients · 37 total
- Panax Ginseng Root Water
- Water
- Glycerin
- Capric Triglyceride
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Panax Ginseng Root Oil
- Panthenol
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract
- Biosaccharide Gum-1
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Ceramide NP
- Ginsenosides
- Phytosphingosine
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- 2,3-Butanediol
- Butylene Glycol
- p-Anisic Acid
- Disodium EDTA
- Sodium Levulinate
- Carbomer
- Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer
- Tromethamine
- Xanthan Gum
- Adenosine
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- Benzyl Salicylate
- Citronellol
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Linalool
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.
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone · Benzyl Salicylate · Citronellol · Hexyl Cinnamal · Hydroxycitronellal · Linalool