What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Silica
AbrasiveDimethicone
EmollientLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantMagnesium Silicate
AbsorbentTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantPolysilicone-2
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
BufferingCI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantAlumina
AbrasiveSea Water
HumectantChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeIron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSilica, Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Glycerin, Magnesium Silicate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysilicone-2, Ethylhexylglycerin, Water, Citric Acid, CI 77120, Alumina, Sea Water, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides, Mica, CI 77891
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 MicaThis ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.