What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentMaranta Arundinacea Root Extract
SmoothingSodium Carbonate
BufferingSilica Silylate
EmollientMica
Cosmetic Colorant
Saccharomyces Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract
AntimicrobialWithania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Iron Oxides
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantZea Mays Starch, Maranta Arundinacea Root Extract, Sodium Carbonate, Silica Silylate, Mica, Saccharomyces Ferment, Propanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Water, Lauroyl Lysine, Niacinamide, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Glycerin, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77891
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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 MicaWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterZea Mays Starch is starch made from corn. You might know this as cornstarch . It is used to thicken a product. It can replace talc as an absorbent.
The pH of cornstarch is 5.92.
Cornstarch is a common food ingredient used to thicken soups or to make corn syrup.
Learn more about Zea Mays StarchThis ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.
