Kosas The Sun Show Glowy Warmth Baked Bronzer Versus Westman Atelier Beauty Butter Matte Powder Bronzer
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Vegetable Oil
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingSilica
AbrasiveHectorite
AbsorbentSoybean Glycerides
EmollientPhenethyl Alcohol
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract
Skin ConditioningOleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides
EmollientSorbitan Tristearate
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantCI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMica, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Hectorite, Soybean Glycerides, Phenethyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Sorbitan Tristearate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, CI 77163, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This ingredient is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.
It helps thicken a product's formula and makes it easier to spread by dissolving clumping compounds.
Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. 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. Be sure to 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.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideThis synthetic powder is used to add a pearly/white color in cosmetics.
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 Mica