Huda Beauty Easy Bake & Snatch Pressed Brightening & Setting Powder Versus Too Faced Born This Way Soft Blur Flexible Finish Setting Powder
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantBoron Nitride
AbsorbentNylon-12
Magnesium Myristate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingButyl Avocadate
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
MaskingHyaluronic Acid
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantRicinus Communis Seed Oil
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeDimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate
EmollientOctyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
EmollientSodium Dehydroacetate
PreservativeCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantMica, Boron Nitride, Nylon-12, Magnesium Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyl Avocadate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Tocopherol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, CI 19140, CI 77491, Iron Oxides, CI 77492
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Silica
AbrasiveZinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingDimethicone
EmollientTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantRhododendron Ferrugineum Extract
MaskingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientTrihydroxystearin
Skin ConditioningDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Oxide
Cosmetic ColorantSynthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Mica, Sodium Hyaluronate, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Extract, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Trihydroxystearin, Diisostearyl Malate, Potassium Sorbate, Dehydroacetic Acid, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Zinc Oxide
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.
Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.
This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.
This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideCi 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 77492Mica 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 Mica