What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
No benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Talc
Abrasive
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Boron Nitride
AbsorbentSilica
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantDiisostearyl Malate
EmollientTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Trimethoxycaprylylsilane
SmoothingUltramarines
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantTalc, Mica, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Silica, Dimethicone, Magnesium Stearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Titanium Dioxide, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Ultramarines, Aluminum Hydroxide, CI 19140
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 MicaSilica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring mineral. It is used as a fine, spherical, and porous powder in cosmetics.
Though it has exfoliant properties, the function of silica varies depending on the product.
The unique structure of silica enhances the spreadability and adds smoothness, making it a great texture enhancer.
It is also used as an active carrier, emulsifier, and mattifier due to its ability to absorb excess oil.
In some products, tiny microneedles called spicules are made from silica or hydrolyzed sponge. When you rub them in, they lightly polish away dead skin layers and enhance the penetration of active ingredients.
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