What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Talc
Abrasive
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Zinc Laurate
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Linalool
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingIsoeugenol
Perfuming
Cholesterol
Emollient
Coumarin
Perfuming
Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates
Emulsion StabilisingCinnamyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Lanolin
Emollient
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Petrolatum
Emollient
Citronellol
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Butylparaben
Masking
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
Talc, Paraffinum Liquidum, Squalane, Zinc Laurate, Stearic Acid, Linalool, Geraniol, Glyceryl Stearate, Triethanolamine, Isoeugenol, Cholesterol, Coumarin, Aluminum Myristates/Palmitates, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Farnesol, Limonene, Lanolin, Hydroxycitronellal, Petrolatum, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Parfum, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylparaben, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
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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.
Talc is a clay mineral. It helps absorb moisture and improve the texture of products. Like other types of clay, Talc can have a slight exfoliating effect on skin. Talc can be added to increase the volume of products.
Some Baby powders are made by combining talc with corn starch. The word "talc" comes from Latin and originates from Arabic. Talc is a mineral commonly found throughout the world.
If you have any concerns about using talc, we recommend checking out the FDA's official page.
Learn more about TalcThis 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.
The EU typically uses CI numbers for colorants when applicable, such as CI 77489. In the US, iron oxides are regulated as color additives and "iron oxides" is the most commonly used name in US cosmetic practice.
A 2021 paper looked at skincare formulations containing iron oxides and found that they reduced transmission of blue light when measured optically. In simple terms, the pigment particles helped block or scatter part of the visible light spectrum in lab testing and the authors suggest this could translate into better protection against blue-light-related skin effects.
There is also clinical and experimental research showing that tinted products containing iron oxides can reduce visible light-induced pigmentation:
Please note, whether a product reduces visible or blue light depends on things like:
In the EU's CosIng database, iron oxides are only listed as a colorant. CosIng groups ingredients by their main cosmetic role, such as colorant, preservative, or UV filter.
Though studies say iron oxides can "attenuate blue light", they're describing an optical property and not an officially recognized cosmetic function.
So CosIng isn鈥檛 contradicting the research. It鈥檚 just classifying iron oxides by what they officially are: pigments that add color.
Learn more about Iron Oxides
