Absidy Beauty Ambient Filter Complexion Enhancer Versus Sunnies Face Base Booster Multi-Use Tinted Illuminator
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantDiethylhexyl Sebacate
EmollientEthylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingVp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantPropylene Carbonate
SolventGlyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantDisodium EDTA
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
CI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTin Oxide
Abrasive
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Niacinamide
Smoothing
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Hydrogenated Didecene, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Triethylhexanoin, CI 77163, Phenyl Trimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 77891, Diethylhexyl Sebacate, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77492, Propylene Carbonate, Glyceryl Behenate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77491, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, CI 77499, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Niacinamide, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Ubiquinone, Tocopherol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Squalane
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Chloride
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Betaine
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Raffinose
Skin ConditioningHippophae Rhamnoides Extract
MaskingHibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ergothioneine
Antioxidant
Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract
HumectantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hydrogenated Didecene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Propanediol, Squalane, Mica, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Chloride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Betaine, Glycereth-26, Butylene Glycol, Glucose, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Raffinose, Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract, Hibiscus Mutabilis Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ergothioneine, Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf/Stem Extract, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77163, CI 77492, CI 77491
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolThis synthetic powder is used to add a pearly/white color in cosmetics.
Ci 77491 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a red/pink hue to products.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Synthetically created Ci 77491 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.
Learn more about CI 77491CI 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Synthetically created CI 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.
Learn more about CI 77492Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWe don't have a description for Hydrogenated Didecene yet.
We don't have a description for Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer yet.
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate (long name, huh?) is a synthetic antioxidant.
It is used to help stabilize other antioxidants or prevent the color from changing in a product.
As an antioxidant, it helps fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Thus, antioxidants may reduce the signs of aging.
This ingredient is oil-soluble.
Learn more about Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl HydroxyhydrocinnamateChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideSynthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthethic version of mica. It consists of fluorine, aluminum and silicate.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is used to add volume to products.
It is considered non-irritating on the skin.
Learn more about Synthetic FluorphlogopiteTriethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicon-based surface modifier that makes sunscreens feel silky and makeup stay put.
Its main job is to coat mineral particles like titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and color pigments in a thin, oily layer so they spread smoothly, don't clump, and stick to skin better.
This ingredient is typically used at low levels (up to 2.5% in eyeshadow and 1% in lipstick).
Learn more about TriethoxycaprylylsilaneWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
