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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N versus Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea .

Last updated on October 26, 2023. Published on October 05, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe foundations. They have a total of 9 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Foundation French Brand France
Foundation American Brand United States

Foundation

A liquid, cream, or powder to help create an even complexion or cover blemishes.

Foundation

A liquid, cream, or powder to help create an even complexion or cover blemishes.

Price

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Buy Backstage Face & Body Foundation

Starts at $43.00
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Starts at $37.00

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Skin Texture
Anti-Aging (2)
Scar Healing (2)
Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying (2)
May Worsen Oily Skin
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating (3)
Rosacea (4)
Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

BHA
Vitamin E
Exfoliators (2)
Niacinamide
Hyaluronic Acid
Peptides (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Good For Oily Skin (2)
Redness Reducing
Reduces Large Pores (2)
Dark Spots
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting (2)
Brightening (4)

Concerns

Drying (2)
May Worsen Oily Skin
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Water • Dimethicone • Methyl Trimethicone • Trimethylsiloxysilicate/Dimethiconol Crosspolymer • Butylene Glycol • Phenyl Trimethicone • Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate • Niacinamide • Hydroxyethyl Urea • Ppg-12/Smdi Copolymer • Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone • Glycerin • Sodium Polyaspartate • Peg-10 Dimethicone • Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract • Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract • Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 • Sorbitol • Isopropyl Isostearate • Ppg-15 Stearyl Ether • Micrococcus Lysate • Resveratrol • Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 • Salicylic Acid • Caffeine • Polysilicone-11 • Sodium Chloride • Tocopheryl Acetate • Polymethyl Methacrylate • Disteardimonium Hectorite • Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer • Lecithin • Triethoxycaprylylsilane • Caprylyl Glycol • Zinc Stearate • Glyceryl Polymethacrylate • Laureth-7 • Trehalose • Triethyl Citrate • Sodium Hyaluronate • Dimethicone Silylate • Peg-8 • Magnesium Aluminum Silicate • Methicone • Alumina • Silica • Propylene Glycol Caprylate • Hexylene Glycol • Xanthan Gum • Disodium EDTA • BHT • Potassium Sorbate • Phenoxyethanol • CI 77491 • CI 77492 • CI 77499 • CI 77891

Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

1
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Water. 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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 1.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 7.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 12.

3
What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Lecithin is a term for a group of substances found in plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of mixture of fatty acids. These fatty acids usually are a mixture of phosphoric acid's choline ester connected to stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids. Most lecithins are created from plant ingredients scuh as sunflower.

Lecithin is an emollient. Emollients help soften the skin and creates a barrier to keep moisture in.

As an emulsifier, it also helps prevent water and oil ingredients from separating. Lecithin can help ingredients be better absorbed by the skin. The phospholipids in Lecithin can produce liposomes. Liposomes help other ingredients get through the skin barrier.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 11.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 32.

4
What it does: Abrasive, Absorbent
Community Rating: Disliked

Silica is a mineral naturally found in our skin. It helps to thicken and smooth the texture of a product. It also acts as an agent for other ingredients by increasing the absorption of other ingredients into the skin.

Silica is often used for absorption and can help reduce shine when products are applied. Silica occurs in naturally in materials like clay and sandstone, and it can also be produced synthetically.

Silica is present naturally within the skin during collagen production and when reducing inflammation.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 15.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 46.

5
What it does: Stabilising
Community Rating: Disliked

Disteardimonium 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.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 18.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 30.

6
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances 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.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 21.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 27.

7
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

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.

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 36.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 54.

8
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 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 77492

Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 37.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 55.

9
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 3.5N contains this as ingredient number 38.

Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 44 Tea contains this as ingredient number 56.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

21% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
37% are disliked or very disliked
29% have no rating yet
28% are loved or liked
9% have mixed ratings
47% are disliked or very disliked
16% have no rating yet

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Dior Backstage Face & Body Foundation 38 ingredients

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Clinique Even Better Refresh Hydrating and Repairing Makeup 57 ingredients

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