What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant
Silica
Abrasive
Tapioca Starch
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentAluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningAlumina
Abrasive
Boron Nitride
AbsorbentKaolin
Abrasive
Water
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Propanediol
Solvent
Decylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Extract
Antioxidant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Linalool
Perfuming
Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningVegetable Oil
Skin Conditioning
Usnea Barbata Extract
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
CI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77742
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantMica, Silica, Tapioca Starch, Zea Mays Starch, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Lauroyl Lysine, Alumina, Boron Nitride, Kaolin, Water, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Decylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Extract, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Linalool, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Vegetable Oil, Usnea Barbata Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Tocopherol, CI 77163, CI 77742, CI 77007, Iron Oxides, CI 19140
Talc
Abrasive
Nylon-12
Tapioca Starch
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentDimethicone
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Perlite
AbsorbentPropanediol
Solvent
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Sodium Stearate
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ceteareth-20
Cleansing
Calcium Chloride
AstringentCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantTalc, Nylon-12, Tapioca Starch, Zea Mays Starch, Dimethicone, Mica, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Perlite, Propanediol, Decylene Glycol, Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Calcium Chloride, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 19140, CI 77163, CI 77499, CI 77492
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.Â
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservativesÂ
Benzyl Alcohol is most commonly used as a preservative. It also has a subtle, sweet smell. Small amounts of Benzyl Alcohol is not irritating and safe to use in skincare products. Most Benzyl Alcohol is derived from fruits such as apricots.
Benzyl Alcohol has both antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties help lengthen the shelf life of products. Benzyl Alcohol is a solvent and helps dissolve other ingredients. It can also improve the texture and spreadability.
Alcohol comes in many different forms. Different types of alcohol will have different effects on skin. This ingredient is an astringent alcohol.
Using high concentrations of these alcohols are drying on the skin. They may strip away your skin's natural oils and even damage your skin barrier. Astringent alcohols may also irritate skin.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Any type of sanitizing product will have high amounts of alcohol to help kill bacteria and viruses.
Learn more about Benzyl AlcoholCaprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidCI 19140 is also known as Tartrazine. Tartrazine is a synthetic dye used in cosmetics, foods, and medicine to add a yellow color.
Tartrazine is created from petroleum and is water-soluble.
Some people may experience allergies from this dye, especially asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance.
Learn more about CI 19140This synthetic powder is used to add a pearly/white color in cosmetics.
We don't have a description for Decylene Glycol yet.
Mica 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 MicaPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolTapioca starch is a thickening agent and is made from the cassava root, also known as yucca.
According to a manufacturer, it is an excellent talc replacement.
It is gluten-free.
Learn more about Tapioca StarchTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it helps prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This prevents unwanted reactions in products. Metal ions can come into a product via the water ingredient. They are found in trace amounts and are not known to be harmful.
Water. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterZea 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.
Learn more about Zea Mays Starch
