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Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Bronzer - Sunbeam Versus theBalm Cosmetics Bahama Mama

Bronzer
Bronzer
French Brand France
American Brand United States

Updated on January 17, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe bronzers. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside

What's inside

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Cosmetic Colorant

This synthetic powder is used to add a pearly/white color in cosmetics.

Cosmetic Colorant

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

This 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.

When to use

6 Routines
83% use in am
17% use in pm
100% use every day
5 Routines
100% use in am
0% use in pm
60% use every day