What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Tribehenin
Emollient
Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract
AstringentMica
Cosmetic ColorantGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Silica
Abrasive
Morus Alba Root Extract
BleachingSymphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOenothera Biennis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15850
Cosmetic ColorantCI 45380
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77510
Cosmetic ColorantIsocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Glycerin, Tribehenin, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Mica, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Silica, Morus Alba Root Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Oenothera Biennis Root Extract, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, CI 15985, CI 15850, CI 45380, CI 77510
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Methyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientNeopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Soluble Collagen
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Sulfate
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Disodium EDTA
Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Silica
Abrasive
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTin Oxide
Abrasive
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 75470
Cosmetic ColorantCI 73360
Cosmetic ColorantCI 15985
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Mica, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Glycerin, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Isostearate, Soluble Collagen, Ethylhexylglycerin, Magnesium Sulfate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, CI 75470, CI 73360, CI 15985
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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.
Ci 15985 is a dye made from petroleum. It is synthetically created and approved by the FDA for use in foods and cosmetics.
The color of this dye is orange/yellow.
This ingredient can be found in makeup, sun care, and skincare.
Learn more about CI 15985Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinMica 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.
Learn more about SilicaThis 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’t contradicting the research. It’s just classifying iron oxides by what they officially are: pigments that add color.
Learn more about Iron Oxides
