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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter versus Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting .

Last updated on December 05, 2023. Published on March 28, 2024

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Highlighter South Korean Brand South Korea
Highlighter French Brand France

Highlighter

Highlighters emulate the glow of light and help brighten features.

Highlighter

Highlighters emulate the glow of light and help brighten features.

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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 (4)
Ceramides

Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Anti-Aging
Brightening

Concerns

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

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators (4)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin
Rosacea
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Compared

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Diisostearyl Malate is an emollient and most often used in lip products. It comes from isostearyl alcohol, a fatty acid, and malic acid, an AHA.

As an emollient, Diisostearyl Malate helps create a thin film on your skin to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin soft and smooth.

Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 1.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Emollient, Masking
Community Rating: Disliked

Octyldodecanol is a fatty alcohol. It is primarily used to enhance the texture of products.

As an emulsifier, Octyldodecanol helps prevent the oils and waters from separating. It also prevents ingredients from creating foam when shaken.

Octyldodecanol is created by reducing fatty acid to an alcohol.

Due to its high molecular weight, it does not get absorbed into the skin.

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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 2.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 3.

3
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Polybutene is used to help control the viscosity of a product. This just means it helps adjusts the texture.

It is a polymer and does not get absorbed into the skin due to its large size.

Studies found this ingredient did not irritate skin in concentrations below 15%.

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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 5.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 2.

4
What it does: Abrasive, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Synthetic Wax is created from fossil fuels such as natural gas. It is used to enhance texture, adjust pH, and as an occlusive.

It may also be used as an abrasive ingredient to exfoliate the skin.

Synthetic Wax may not be fungal acne safe.

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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 9.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 4.

5
What it does:
Community Rating: Mixed

Synthetic 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.

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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 12.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 9.

6
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Disliked

Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.

It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.

Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.

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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 18.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 12.

7
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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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 28.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 5.

8
What it does: Antioxidant
Community Rating: Liked

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 Hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 35.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 7.

9
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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Holika Holika Butter Melting Highliter contains this as ingredient number 43.

Chanel Baume Essentiel Sculpting contains this as ingredient number 11.

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

16% are loved or liked
19% have mixed ratings
37% are disliked or very disliked
28% have no rating yet
8% are loved or liked
23% have mixed ratings
62% are disliked or very disliked
8% have no rating yet

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