What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantSilica
Abrasive
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder
Abrasive
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Undecylenate
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Candelilla Cera
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Cetearyl Olivate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Honokiol
Antioxidant
Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract
TonicHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantMica, Silica, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Lauroyl Lysine, Glyceryl Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Potassium Sorbate, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Water, Stearic Acid, Candelilla Cera, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Cetearyl Olivate, Tocopherol, Sorbitan Olivate, Honokiol, Paeonia Officinalis Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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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.
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 MicaStearic 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 Acid
