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Classic Essentials For Him

1. Purified Water Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
2. Glycerine Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
3. Isopropyl Palmitate Emollients. Binding, emollient, masking, perfuming
4. Glyceryl MonostearateFeeds Malassezia Emulsifiers. Workhorse non-ionic emulsifier.
5. Sodium Lactate pH adjusters and chelators. Buffering, humectant, keratolytic
6. Cetyl AlcoholPore-clogging 2/5 Emollients. Fatty alcohol thickener.
7. Emulsifying Wax
8. Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) Extract
9. Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica) Extract
10. Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)Feeds Malassezia Emollients. Rich plant butter.
11. Dimethicone Emollients. Non-volatile silicone, slip and light occlusion.
12. Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) Extract Actives. Glabridin and glycyrrhizin, tyrosinase inhibitor and soother.
13. Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) Extract Actives. Madecassoside and asiaticoside, calming and collagen support.
14. Vitamin E Acetate Antioxidants. Stable vitamin E ester.
15. Cocoa Butter
16. Benzyl Alcohol Preservatives. Perfuming, preservative, solvent, viscosity controlling
17. Allantoin Actives. Soothing keratolytic.
18. Carbomer Thickeners and film formers. Acrylic gel former, needs neutralising.
19. Potassium Sorbate Preservatives. Antifungal preservative, works at low pH.
20. Sodium Benzoate Preservatives. Food-grade preservative, works below pH 5.5.
21. Disodium Ethylenediaminetetra Acetic Acid
22. Fragrance Fragrance, colour, solvents. Undisclosed fragrance blend.

Taken from The Man Company's product page, last checked 2026-10-25. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.