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
Sodium Chloride · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Hydroxypropylgluconamide · Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate · Glycerin
Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.See the 2 declared functions
- Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
- Sodium Chloride · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Hydroxypropylgluconamide · Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate · Glycerin
- Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT
- Glycerin
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.See the 1 declared functions
- Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Sodium Chloride · Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract · Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract · Hydrolyzed Rice Protein · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
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
- Sodium Chloride · Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract · Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract · Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract · Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract · Hydrolyzed Rice Protein · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-10
Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.See the 2 declared functions
- Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
- Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin
- Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Polyquaternium-10
Sodium Chloride · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
See the 2 declared functions
- Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE
- Sodium Chloride
- Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
See the 1 declared functions
- Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT
- Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract · Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Decyl Glucoside
See the 3 declared functions
- Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · Decyl Glucoside
- Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Decyl Glucoside
- Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
See the 1 declared functions
- Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
- Decyl Glucoside
Water (Aqua / Eau) · Cocamidopropyl Betaine · PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Sodium Chloride · Glycerin · Propanediol · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.See the 3 declared functions
- Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine · PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate · Sodium Chloride · Glycerin · Propanediol · Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · Benzyl Alcohol
- Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
- Water (Aqua / Eau) · Glycerin · Propanediol · Benzyl Alcohol · Limonene
- Adds bulkBULKING
- Sodium Chloride
Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Alcohol
See the 2 declared functions
- Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
- Sodium Benzoate · Potassium Sorbate · Phenoxyethanol · Benzyl Alcohol
- Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
- Phenoxyethanol
Glycerin · Citric Acid · Tartaric Acid · Sodium Benzoate
Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.See the 4 declared functions
- Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING
- Citric Acid · Tartaric Acid
- Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT
- Glycerin
- Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
- Citric Acid
- Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE
- Sodium Benzoate
Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Linalool · Limonene · Geraniol · Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate · Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
See the 2 declared functions
- Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol · Fragrance (Parfum) · Linalool · Limonene · Geraniol · Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate
- Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
- Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
See 32 other ingredients · 32 total
- Water (Aqua / Eau)
- Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Trioleate
- Decyl Glucoside
- Sodium Chloride
- Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract
- Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract
- Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract
- Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Fruit Extract
- Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract
- Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract
- Hydrolyzed Hemp Seed Extract
- Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
- Hydroxypropylgluconamide
- Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate
- Glycerin
- Propanediol
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Polyquaternium-10
- Citric Acid
- Tartaric Acid
- Sodium Benzoate
- Potassium Sorbate
- Phenoxyethanol
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Linalool
- Limonene
- Geraniol
- Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate
- Citrus Aurantium (Orange) Peel Oil
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.