How we choose our ingredients
So how do we choose what does or doesn't go into our products? At Gillette, we use three specific criteria:







Our frequently used ingredients





Our main ingredients
Ingredients that make our products foam and work well




















Skin loving ingredients and perfumes


















Keeping Products Fresh










Other Ingredients


At Gillette, we actively evaluate our product formulas to check they are the best they can be.
Ingredients that make our products foam and work well
Works on your skin and hair to make our products effective. Ingredients include:
Ingredients
Water > x
Function
Dissolves ingredients
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Stearic Acid > x
Function
Helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, and which can create foam when used with water
Categories
Gels & Foams
Palmitic Acid > x
Function
Helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, and which can create foam when used with water
Categories
Gels & Foams
Coconut Fatty Acid > x
Function
Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth, and supple this oil comes from coconut and is often used to make soap
Categories
Gels & Foams
Triethanolamine > x
Function
Adjusts the products to the desired pH
Categories
Gels & Foams
Potassium Hydroxide > x
Function
Adjusts the products to the desired pH
Categories
Gels & Foams
Isopentane > x
Function
Creates foamy lather
Categories
Gels & Foams
Isobutane > x
Function
Creates foamy lather
Categories
Gels & Foams
Sodium Laureth Sulfate > x
Function
An Ingredient which helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, and which can create foam when used with water
Categories
Gels & Foams, Beard & Personal Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine > x
Function
An Ingredient which helps to clean or remove dirt and oil, and which can create foam when used with water
Categories
Gels & Foams, Beard & Personal Cleansing
Skin loving ingredients and perfumes
Works on your skin and hair to make our products effective. Ingredients include:
Ingredients
Glycerin > x
Function
Helps to bind water in a product, in hair, or the top layers of skin
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
PEG Polymer > x
Function
Creates glide to help protect the skin during the shave
Categories
Gels, foams, skin
Niacinamide > x
Function
Helps to make your skin and hair feel soft, smooth, and supple
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Panthenol > x
Function
A form of vitamin b-5. Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth, and supple
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Tocopheryl Acetate > x
Function
A form of Vitamin E. Helps to make your skin feel soft, smooth and supple
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Menthol > x
Function
Provides a cool and fresh sensation
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Petrolatum > x
Function
Helps to make your skin and hair feel soft, smooth, and supple
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Sorbitol > x
Function
Helps to bind water in a product, in hair, or the top layers of skin
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Fragrance > x
Function
Provides a distinctive, pleasant smell
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Keeping Products Fresh
Works on your skin and hair to make our products effective. Ingredients include:
Ingredients
Phenoxyethanol > x
Function
Prolongs the shelf-life of a product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts, and molds
Categories
Gels & foams, Hair, Beard & Personal Cleaning, Skin
Benzyl Alcohol > x
Function
Prolongs the shelf-life of a product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts, and molds
Categories
Gels & foams, Skin
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate > x
Function
Prolongs the shelf-life of a product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts, and molds
Categories
Gels & foams, Hair, Beard & Personal Cleaning, Skin
Sodium Benzoate > x
Function
Prolongs the shelf-life of a product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts, and molds
Categories
Gels & foams, Hair, Beard & Personal Cleaning, Skin
Sodium Salicylate > x
Function
Prolongs the shelf-life of a product, even once it has been opened, protecting it from bacteria, yeasts, and molds
Categories
Gels & foams, Hair, Beard & Personal Cleaning, Skin
Other Ingredients
Ingredients
Aloe Barbadensis leaf juice > x
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter > x
Categories
Gels, foams, hair, beard, personal cleansing, skin
At Gillette, we actively evaluate our product formulas to check they are the best they can be.
How we keep products safe
Our science-based approach is key to our journey of safely improving lives and bringing you a top-quality shave.




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