Isamaya Beauty Lash Lengthening Mascara Versus Freck Lashrocket Mascara with Lash Enhancing Peptides
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCandelilla Cera
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Pullulan
Glycerin
Humectant
Copernicia Cerifera Cera
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-3 Rice Branate
EmulsifyingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Hexylene Glycol
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Larix Europaea Wood Extract
HumectantPhyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantSodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Zinc Chloride
AntimicrobialCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Candelilla Cera, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Propanediol, Pullulan, Glycerin, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Stearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Rice Branate, Palmitic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Benzoic Acid, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Zinc Chloride, CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Vp/Eicosene Copolymer
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Behenyl Behenate
EmollientCopernicia Cerifera Wax
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polyisobutene
Euphorbia Cerifera Wax
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
Skin Protecting
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract
AstringentSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Acacia Senegal Gum
Masking1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Dextran
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Behenyl Behenate, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyisobutene, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Panthenol, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acacia Senegal Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Dextran, Potassium Hydroxide, 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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.Â
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservativesÂ
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCi 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.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
