What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract
TonicZingiber Aromaticus Extract
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
CI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate
AbsorbentHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientSorbitan Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientSimethicone
Emollient
Phytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingParaffin
Skin ConditioningPolyethylene
Abrasive
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
BHT
Antioxidant
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Water, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Zingiber Aromaticus Extract, Alcohol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, CI 77120, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Simethicone, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Stearic Acid, Microcrystalline Wax, Paraffin, Polyethylene, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Chlorphenesin, BHT, PEG-10 Dimethicone
Isostearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientPolyethylene
Abrasive
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Castor Oil Isostearate
Skin Conditioning
Cera Microcristallina
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientSynthetic Wax
Abrasive
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningCellulose
Absorbent
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientSimethicone
Emollient
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantBHT
Antioxidant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantIsostearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Polyethylene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Isostearate, Cera Microcristallina, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Synthetic Wax, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Cellulose, Aluminum Hydroxide, Simethicone, Magnesium Stearate, BHT, Mica, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aluminum Hydroxide is a form of aluminum. It can be naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite. In cosmetics, Aluminum Hydroxide is used as a colorant, pH adjuster, and absorbent.
As a colorant, Aluminum Hydroxide may add opacity, or reduce the transparency. Aluminum hydroxide is contains both basic and acidic properties.
According to manufacturers, this ingredient is an emollient and humectant. This means it helps hydrate the skin.
In medicine, this ingredient is used to help relieve heartburn and help heal ulcers.
There is currently no credible scientific evidence linking aluminum hydroxide in cosmetics to increased cancer risk.
Major health organizations allow the use of aluminum hydroxide in personal care products and have not flagged it as a carcinogenic risk at typical usage levels.
Learn more about Aluminum HydroxideBHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.
As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.
The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.
However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.
Learn more about BHTMica 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 MicaPolyethylene is a synthetic ingredient that helps the skin retain moisture. It is a polymer.
It is also typically used within product formulations to help bind solid ingredients together and thicken oil-based ingredients. When added to balms and emulsions, it helps increase the melting point temperature.
Simethicone is a silicone. It is an emollient and used to reduce foaming in a product. It is also often used to coat sunscreen ingredients for better spreadability.
This ingredient is created by mixing dimethylpolysiloxane and hydrated silica.
Tocopherol 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
