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About Our Ingredients

For 125 years Johnson’s® mission has been to create the gentlest baby products in the world. The heart of our mission lies within our ingredients, which is why we strive to achieve the best possible formulas for our products.

We want to ensure that every parent can see what each and every ingredient that goes into our products does. Check out our new ingredient’s transparency, showcasing 10 of our favourite products to provide an open, clearer understanding of why our products contain what they do, as well as highlighting some of our key commitments for our products.

Key Commitments

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Recyclability: All of our bottles are recyclable.

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Animal welfare: We do not conduct animal testing on any of our cosmetic products. We believe our cosmetic products can be validated as safe and effective without compromising animal welfare, but some countries still require animal testing data to meet their own regulatory requirements.

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Our standard for natural: Over 90% of the ingredients in our washes, lotions and shampoos are of natural origin.

Your Family Favourites

Check out some of our ingredients spotlights! Click your family favourites to see NEW ingredient breakdown details on their pages!

JOHNSON’S® Baby Shampoo

JOHNSON’S® Baby Shampoo

JOHNSON’S® Baby Lotion

JOHNSON’S® Baby Lotion

JOHNSON’S® TOP-TO-TOE® Wash

JOHNSON’S® TOP-TO-TOE® Wash

JOHNSON’S® Baby Bath Products

JOHNSON’S® Baby Bath

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Bath Products

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Bath

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Wash Products

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Wash

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Shampoo

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Shampoo

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Lotion

JOHNSON’S® Bedtime Lotion

Scents and Fragrance

Smell, memory and emotion are a key part of happy, healthy baby development.

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Our Standard for Natural

Find out more about the standard we use for natural ingredients.

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Our Safety Standards

Our 5-Step Safety Assurance Process ensures the safety and quality of the baby care products we make.

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Ingredients Glossary

Check out our A-Z of the ingredients which go into our products to understand their specific benefits.

A

Function: pH Adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH, balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soothe skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Hair conditioner

How it Helps: Helps condition hair

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Base

How it Helps: Used to dissolve ingredients

Ingredient Type: Natural

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise hair

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Antioxidant

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin Conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soothe skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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B

Function: Hair conditioner/anti-static agent

How it Helps: Helps condition hair and reduce frizz

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Antioxidant

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soothe skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturize & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Help moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin.

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsion stabilizer

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Hair conditioner/anti-static agent

How it Helps: Helps condition hair and reduce frizz

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsion stabilizer

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Opacifier

How it Helps: Helps to provide the ideal aesthetics

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: pH adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH, balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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D

Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Chelating agent

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: pH Adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH, balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Hair conditioner/anti-static agent

How it Helps: Helps condition hair and reduce frizz

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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E

Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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F

Function: Preservative

How it Helps: Helps keep products free from harmful bacteria and mould growth

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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G

Function: Humectant

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soothe skin by drawing moisture into baby’s delicate skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin Conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin Conditioner

How it Helps: Helps to moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Pearlizer

How it Helps: Used to create a milky sheen

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Slip modifier

How it Helps: Helps with easy & smooth application of lotion & wash

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin Conditioner

How it Helps: Helps to moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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H

Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient  

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Hair conditioner

How it Helps: Helps condition hair.

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Viscosity control

How it Helps: Helps give product a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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L

Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient/skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to help cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient /Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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M

Function: Emulsion Stabilizer

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsion stabilizer

How it Helps: Helps give a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Refreshing feel/ Fragrance

How it Helps: Helps provide a refreshing feel on skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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O

Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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P

Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients together and gives a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients in our products from separating and gives it a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emollient

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Fragrance

How it helps: Provides gentle scent to our products to help stimulate the senses and enhance bonding.

Ingredient type: Synthetic

For more detailed information about our fragrance ingredients, please visit our Safety Care & Commitment website

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give our products thickness and a pleasant consistency

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give our products thickness and a pleasant consistency

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Preservative

How it Helps: Helps keep products free from harmful bacteria and mould growth

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients together and gives a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Hair conditioner/anti-static agent

How it Helps: Helps condition hair and reduce frizz

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients in our products from separating and gives a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: pH Adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH, balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Preservative

How it Helps: Helps keep products free from harmful bacteria and mould growth

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Solvent

How it Helps: Used to help dissolve other ingredients

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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S

Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise & soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Hair conditioner

How it Helps: Helps condition hair

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Preservative

How it Helps: Helps keep product free from harmful bacteria and mould growth

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Viscosity control

How it Helps: Helps give product a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby's skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: pH adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Surfactant

How it Helps: Used to cleanse baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: pH adjuster

How it Helps: Specifically used to create the ideal pH balanced to baby’s skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps give our products a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Absorbent

How it Helps: Used for smoothing and absorbent properties

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Chelating agent

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Chelating agent

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Chelating agent

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Opacifier

How it Helps: Helps to provide the ideal aesthetics

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients in our products from separating

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Emulsifier

How it Helps: Helps keep the ingredients in our products from separating

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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Function: Antioxidant

How it Helps: Helps maintain product freshness

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Help moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin conditioner

How it Helps: Helps moisturise and soften skin

Ingredient Type: Synthetic

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X

Function: Thickener

How it Helps: Helps give product thickness and makes it easy to apply

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Z

Function: Absorbent

How it Helps: Helps absorb excess moisture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Skin protectant

How it Helps: Helps protect chafed skin & helps seal out wetness

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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Function: Viscosity control

How it Helps: Helps give product a consistent texture

Ingredient Type: Naturally derived

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