Skintific Perfect Stay Serum Matte Cushion Foundation SPF 50 Versus Blk Cosmetics Fresh Radiant Glow Foundation
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingDimethicone
Emollient
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientSilica
Abrasive
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Astaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Bixa Orellana Seed Extract
MaskingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Albatrellus Confluens Extract
Humectant
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
Antioxidant
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialZinc PCA
Humectant
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientAloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Isononyl Isononanoate, Silica, Pentylene Glycol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Ascorbic Acid, Astaxanthin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Bixa Orellana Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Albatrellus Confluens Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Zinc PCA, Aluminum Hydroxide
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Didecene
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Triethylhexanoin
MaskingPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Diethylhexyl Sebacate
EmollientSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Propylene Carbonate
SolventGlyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Squalane
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Iron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Hydrogenated Didecene, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Triethylhexanoin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Diethylhexyl Sebacate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Phenoxyethanol, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Glyceryl Behenate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide, Squalane, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Iron Oxides, CI 77891, CI 77163
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aluminum Hydroxide is a form of aluminum. It can be naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite. In cosmetics, Aluminum Hydroxide is used as a colorant, pH adjuster, and absorbent.
As a colorant, Aluminum Hydroxide may add opacity, or reduce the transparency. Aluminum hydroxide is contains both basic and acidic properties.
According to manufacturers, this ingredient is an emollient and humectant. This means it helps hydrate the skin.
In medicine, this ingredient is used to help relieve heartburn and help heal ulcers.
There is currently no credible scientific evidence linking aluminum hydroxide in cosmetics to increased cancer risk.
Major health organizations allow the use of aluminum hydroxide in personal care products and have not flagged it as a carcinogenic risk at typical usage levels.
Learn more about Aluminum HydroxideButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolDisteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (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 GlycerinPhenyl Trimethicone is a silicon-based polymer. It is derived from silica.
Phenyl Trimethicone is used as an emollient and prevents products from foaming.
As an emollient, it helps trap moisture in the skin. It is considered an occlusive.
Learn more about Phenyl TrimethiconeSynthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthethic version of mica. It consists of fluorine, aluminum and silicate.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is used to add volume to products.
It is considered non-irritating on the skin.
Learn more about Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
