Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting Versus Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara - After Midnight

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting versus Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight .

Last updated on October 16, 2023. Published on March 14, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe mascaras. They have a total of 16 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

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

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara

Mascara American Brand United States

Mascara

Mascara is used to elongate, darken, or define the eyelashes.

Mascara

Mascara is used to elongate, darken, or define the eyelashes.

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Ingredient Info

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting 19 ingredients

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara 25 ingredients

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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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting 19 ingredients

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara 25 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators

Peptides

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting 19 ingredients

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara 25 ingredients

Rosa Damascena Flower Water • Cera Alba • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate • Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate • Glycerin • Copernicia Cerifera Wax • Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate • Cetyl Alcohol • Glyceryl Caprylate • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Zea Mays Starch • Xanthan Gum • Arginine • Phenethyl Alcohol • Agropyron Repens Root Extract • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • CI 77499

Water • Beeswax • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate • Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate • Glycerin • Copernicia Cerifera Wax • Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate • Cetyl Alcohol • Glyceryl Caprylate • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Zea Mays Starch • Xanthan Gum • Arginine • Phenethyl Alcohol • Biotin • Urtica Dioica Extract • 1,2-Hexanediol • Caprylyl Glycol • Sodium Benzoate • Citric Acid • Potassium Sorbate • Benzoic Acid • Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 • CI 77499

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.

Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.

Shea butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may harm the body. It is also full of fatty acids including stearic acid and linoleic acid. These acids help replenish the skin and keep skin moisturized.

While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.

Shea butter may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 3.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 3.

Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate

What it does: Emulsifying

Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate isn't fungal acne safe.

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 4.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 4.

Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate isn't fungal acne safe.

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 5.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 5.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 6.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 6.

Copernicia Cerifera Wax

What it does:

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Copernicia Cerifera Wax comes from a palm tree native to Brazil. This wax is added to help give a thicker texture. It also helps create a film when applied.

Copernicia Cerifera Wax contains aliphatic esters, diesters of cinnamic acid, myricyl cerotate, and small quantities of cerotic acid and myricyl alcohol.

Copernicia Cerifera Wax has the highest melting point of all natural waxes and low solubility.

Copernicia Cerifera Wax has commonly been used in Brazilian Folk medicine.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 7.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 7.

Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate isn't fungal acne safe.

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 8.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 8.

Cetyl Alcohol

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Cetyl Alcohol is not related to SD alcohol, denatured alcohol, or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

Its main roles are:

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 9.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 9.

Glyceryl Caprylate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Mixed

Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid, a fatty acid from coconut.

Glyceryl Caprylate is used for its emollient and emulsifier properties.

As an emollient, it helps hydrate your skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier on your skin to trap moisture in, helping to keep your skin soft and smooth.

Glyceryl Caprylate helps keep the ingredients such as oil and water together as an emulsifier.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 10.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 10.

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

What it does: Antimicrobial

Community Rating: Liked

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate is a natural preservative. It comes from fermenting radish roots with a bacteria called leuconostoc. Leuconostoc comes from lactic acid. This bacteria is used to make the traditional Korean side-dish, kimchi. It is also used to make sourdough bread (both incredibly yummy foods).

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate has antimicrobial properties and helps prevent the growth of bacteria in a product.

It is believed the preservation property comes from salicylic acid and ammonium salt, neither of which are involved in the fermentation process.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 11.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 11.

Zea Mays Starch

What it does: Abrasive, Absorbent, Skin Protecting

Community Rating: Disliked

Zea Mays Starch is starch made from corn. You might know this as cornstarch . It is used to thicken a product. It can replace talc as an absorbent.

The pH of cornstarch is 5.92.

Cornstarch is a common food ingredient used to thicken soups or to make corn syrup.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 12.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 12.

Xanthan Gum

What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 13.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 13.

Arginine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 14.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 14.

Phenethyl Alcohol

What it does: Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenethyl Alcohol is a colorless and aromatic alohol. It is naturally occuring in essential oils.

The scent of this ingredient is floral and often compared to rose.

Like other alcohols, this ingredient helps prevent the growth of bacteria. However, its main purpose is to impact a fragrance.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 15.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 15.

Potassium Sorbate

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Potassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.

Potassium sorbate is potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.

Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.

Potassium sorbate is often used with stronger preservatives.

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Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 17.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 22.

Sodium Benzoate

What it does: Masking, Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium Benzoate is a preservative. It's used in both cosmetic and food products to inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. It is typically produced synthetically.

Both the US FDA and EU Health Committee have approved the use of sodium benzoate. In the US, levels of 0.1% (of the total product) are allowed.

Sodium benzoate works as a preservative by inhibiting the growth of bacteria inside of cells. It prevents the cell from fermenting a type of sugar using an enzyme called phosphofructokinase.

Sodium Benzoate is the salt of benzoic acid. Foods containing sodium benzoate include soda, salad dressings, condiments, fruit juices, wines, and snack foods.

Studies for using ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate in cosmetics are lacking, especially in skincare routines with multiple steps.

We always recommend speaking with a professional, such as a dermatologist, if you have any concerns.

Learn more about Sodium Benzoate

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 18.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 20.

CI 77499

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.

Saie Mascara 101 Lengthening and Lifting contains this as ingredient number 19.

Ilia Limitless Lash Lengthening Clean Mascara After Midnight contains this as ingredient number 25.