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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde versus Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde .

Published on August 25, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe eyebrows. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Eyebrow American Brand United States
Eyebrow American Brand United States

Eyebrow

Eyebrow makeup helps shape the eyebrows or fill in sparse eyebrow spots.

Eyebrow

Eyebrow makeup helps shape the eyebrows or fill in sparse eyebrow spots.

Price

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Buy Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil

Starts at $8.12
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Buy Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil

Starts at $24.00

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Reduces Irritation
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

Irritating
Eczema
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Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

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What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides isn't fungal acne safe.

Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde contains this as ingredient number 5.

Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde contains this as ingredient number 10.

Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde contains this as ingredient number 8.

3
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77491 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a red/pink hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77491 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

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Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde contains this as ingredient number 11.

Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde contains this as ingredient number 12.

4
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

Learn more about CI 77492

Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde contains this as ingredient number 12.

Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde contains this as ingredient number 10.

5
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil Blonde contains this as ingredient number 13.

Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil Honey Blonde contains this as ingredient number 11.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

7% are loved or liked
29% have mixed ratings
50% are disliked or very disliked
14% have no rating yet
17% are loved or liked
42% have mixed ratings
33% are disliked or very disliked
8% have no rating yet

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Maybelline Express Brow Ultra Slim Defining Eyebrow Pencil 14 ingredients

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Kosas Brow Pop Dual-Action Defining Pencil 12 ingredients

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