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Our Ingredients | AVEENO®

At AVEENO®, we know that you and your family need the best skin care. That’s why all our products have been designed combining the best of science and nature. All our ingredients have been carefully selected to ensure that you can gently cleanse, moisturise and comfort you and your little one’s skin every day.

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Formulated to help care for and protect you and your baby’s skin, all the AVEENO® products are:

  • Dermatologist tested and/or Paediatrician tested

  • Dye-free

  • Soap-free cleansers

Oat Extract / Oat Essence (Avena Sativa Kernel extract)

What is it?

Oat kernel extract is a liquid produced from oat plant.

What does it do?

Naturally rich in Avenanthramides which are known for their soothing and potent antioxidant properties.

Colloidal Oatmeal (Avena Sativa Kernel Flour)

What is it?

Colloidal Oatmeal is a powder produced by the fine grinding of oats.

What does it do?

Colloidal Oatmeal has moisturising properties that help prevent water loss from the skin.

It is a prebiotic with the ability to support the growth of microorganisms naturally found in the skin microbiome* (*in vitro data)

Oat oil (Avena Sativa Kernel Oil)

What is it?

Oat oil is a liquid extracted from oat grain

What does it do?

Oat oil is naturally rich in lipids which are essential components for a proper functioning skin barrier.

Ceramides (Ceramide 3)

What is it?

Ceramides are important structural components of the epidermis

What do they do?

Ceramides are essential for maintaining skin barrier function and preventing water loss from the skin.