Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Versus Makeup by Mario Surrealskin Soft Blur Setting Powder
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Talc
AbrasiveMagnesium Myristate
Nylon-12
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingEthylhexyl Palmitate
EmollientGlycine Soja Oil
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningPolymethyl Methacrylate
Methicone
EmollientAscorbyl Palmitate
AntioxidantMethylparaben
PreservativeSodium Dehydroacetate
PreservativePropylparaben
PreservativeButylparaben
MaskingIron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantTalc, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Zea Mays Starch, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycine Soja Oil, Tocopherol, Lauroyl Lysine, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Methicone, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Methylparaben, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Iron Oxides, CI 77891, CI 77007
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantSilica
AbrasiveLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningKaolin
AbrasiveMagnesium Myristate
Zinc Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantDimethicone
EmollientSqualane
EmollientTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
AntioxidantPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77742
Cosmetic Colorant
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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.
This ingredient comes from a fatty acid (lauric acid) and amino acid (lysine). It is used to add a silky feel to cosmetics.
According to a manufacturer, its fatty acid base leaves a silky feeling on the skin. It also has emollient properties because of this. Emollients help soften skin by preventing water from evaporating.
Lauroyl lysine is barely soluble in water.
Learn more about Lauroyl LysineMagnesium Myristate is the magnesium salt of myristic acid, a saturated fatty acid that is naturally found in coconut and palm kernel oil.
In formulas, it's used as an anticaker, opacifier, and viscosity controller; it improves adhesion and glide in pressed mineral makeup, works as a non-gelling thickener in eyeliners/mascaras/lipsticks, and doubles as a white opacifier.
There's no published concentration use from surveys so the best available numbers are supplier guidance: 5-10% for loose powders and 2-5% for creamy cosmetics + pressed powder binding.
The CIR Expert Panel reviewed Magnesium Myristate as part of its assessment of myristic acid and its salts and esters, and concluded the whole group is safe as used in cosmetics.
In human studies, Myristic Acid was non-irritating up to 50% and 100% Magnesium Stearate was non-irritating and non-corrosive on skin and non-irritating to the eye.
There are no published contact allergy case reports for this ingredient so allergy risk is low, but not zero for any ingredient.
There is no comedogenic data for Magnesum Myristate. The comedogenic ratings that circulate for "myristates" come from Isopropyl Myristate which is a structurally different ester.
The rabbit-ear models those comedogenic ratings come from have been shown to be unreliable for predicting whether a finished product will clog pores.
Human testing has proved that any finished product with a comedogenic ingredient won't automatically make you break out; it really comes down to concentration, formula, and your skin.
Some people still find it breaks them out. So if that's you, definitely trust your skin.
Learn more about Magnesium Myristate