What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Undecane
EmollientTridecane
Perfuming
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Silica
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Balanites Roxburghii Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Vanillin
Masking
Hectorite
AbsorbentCandelilla Cera
Emollient
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emollient
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Bidens Pilosa Extract
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Alumina
Abrasive
Magnesium Oxide
AbsorbentUndecane, Tridecane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Mica, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Silica, Kaolin, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Balanites Roxburghii Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Vanillin, Hectorite, Candelilla Cera, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Tocopherol, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Alumina, Magnesium Oxide
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Mica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol
