Studio Tropik Foundcealer 2 In 1 Foundation & Concealer Versus L'Oreal Infallible 32H Matte Cover Foundation With 4% Niacinamide
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientCoconut Alkanes
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Undecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Nylon-12
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
Stearoyl Inulin
EmollientSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingPropylene Carbonate
SolventTridecane
Perfuming
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTetrasodium EDTA
Sodium Chloride
MaskingUrea
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Algin
Masking
Glyceryl Polyacrylate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Pullulan
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingPotassium Phosphate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCandida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
AntimicrobialOryza Sativa Germ Oil
Emollient
Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract
Cosmetic ColorantSchisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Oil
Skin Conditioning
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Isododecane, Coconut Alkanes, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Undecane, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Isononyl Isononanoate, Titanium Dioxide, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Stearoyl Inulin, Saccharide Isomerate, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Trehalose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Tridecane, Octyldodecanol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, BHT, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Urea, Serine, Pentylene Glycol, Algin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Oryza Sativa Germ Oil, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Oil, Propylene Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Wax, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 42090, CI 77499
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer
Skin ConditioningIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Isohexadecane
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone
Emollient
Magnesium Sulfate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingDisodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSilica Silylate
Emollient
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientHexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Niacinamide, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Isohexadecane, Pentylene Glycol, Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica Silylate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Caprylyl Glycol, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Tocopherol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Parfum, Salicylic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hexyl Cinnamal, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polysorbate 60, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Citronellol, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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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.
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 GlycolCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCi 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.
Learn more about CI 77491CI 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 77492Ci 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.
Disteardimonium 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 HectoriteIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneIsononyl Isononanoate is a synthetic skin-conditioner and texture enhancer. It is created from nonanoic acid, a fatty acid found in cocoa and lavender oil.
As an emollient, Isononyl Isononanoate helps keep your skin soft and smooth. This is because emollients create a barrier on the skin to trap moisture in.
Isononyl Isononanoate helps give products a velvet feel and improves spreadability.
Learn more about Isononyl IsononanoatePentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolPhenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!).
It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome.
On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive.
Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10).
You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU.
Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages.
Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.
Learn more about PhenoxyethanolWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
