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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black versus Clinique High Impact Mascara Black .

Last updated on October 17, 2023. Published on April 03, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe mascaras. They have a total of 20 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 or parabens

What's Inside

They both contain sulfates

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Mascara American Brand United States
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.

Price

Ingredient Info

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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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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (5)
Acne Trigger (3)
Irritating

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Reduces Irritation
Skin Texture
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
Irritating
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (3)
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Ingredients Compared

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

Water • Beeswax • Synthetic Beeswax • Jojoba Esters • Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer • Copernicia Cerifera Wax • Synthetic Wax • Glycerin • Stearic Acid • Palmitic Acid • Isostearic Acid • Aminomethyl Propanediol • Acacia Senegal Gum • C11-15 Pareth-7 • Caprylyl Glycol • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Butylene Glycol • Sodium Laureth-12 Sulfate • Myristic Acid • Behenic Acid • Arachidic Acid • Oleic Acid • Tocopherol • Tetrasodium EDTA • Potassium Sorbate • Phenoxyethanol • CI 77491 • CI 77492 • CI 77499 • CI 42090 • CI 77007 • CI 77891 • CI 19140 • CI 77288 • CI 77289 • CI 75470 • CI 77163

Water • Copernicia Cerifera Wax • Stearic Acid • Glyceryl Stearate • Polyisobutene • Silica • Acrylates Copolymer • Aminomethyl Propanediol • Vp/Eicosene Copolymer • Sodium Hyaluronate • Lauroyl Lysine • Pantethine • Melanin • Panthenol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate • Pvp • Acacia Senegal Gum • Isostearic Acid • Simethicone • Dimethicone Peg-8 Polyacrylate • Urea • Glycerin • Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate • Peg-8 Dimethicone • Disodium EDTA • Sorbic Acid • Chlorphenesin • Sodium Dehydroacetate • Phenoxyethanol • CI 77491 • CI 77492 • CI 77499 • CI 77400 • CI 42090 • CI 77891 • CI 19140 • CI 77288 • CI 77289 • CI 75470 • CI 77163 • CI 77007 • CI 77000

Ingredients Side-by-side

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

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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.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 1.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 1.

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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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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 6.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 3.

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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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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 8.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 25.

4
What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Stearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.

As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.

Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.

Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 9.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 4.

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What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Isostearic acid is a saturated fatty acid. Its structure makes it a great surfactant.

Surfactants help decrease the surface tension between two liquids. This property also makes it an effective emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent waters and oils from separating in a product.

Isostearic Acid is created from oleic acid.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 11.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 21.

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What it does: Buffering

We don't have a description for Aminomethyl Propanediol.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 12.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 9.

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What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Disliked

We don't have a description for Acacia Senegal Gum.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 13.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 20.

8
What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Stabilising
Community Rating: Mixed

Hydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.

Hydroxyethylcellulose helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.

This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 16.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 17.

9
What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and 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.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 26.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 33.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 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.

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 27.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 34.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 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 77492

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 28.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 35.

12
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.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 29.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 36.

13
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Ci 42090 is a synthetic dye created from petroleum. It is used to give a bright blue color to cosmetics, medicine, and food.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 30.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 38.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

This pigment is called Ultramarine blue lazurite. It gives a saturated blue color, but can be used to create other colors as well.

According to the manufacturer, it is usually made from kaolin, sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, sulfur, and charcoal.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 31.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 45.

15
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Disliked

Ci 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.

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Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 33.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 39.

16
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Ci 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 19140

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 34.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 40.

17
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

Ci 77288 is used to add green pigment to products.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 35.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 41.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant

We don't have a description for Ci 77289.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 36.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 42.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Ci 75470 is a bright-red pigment. It is AKA carmine.

Carmine is derived from insects such as the cochineal beetle. This ingredient has been used as a natural dye for over 2000 years.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 37.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 43.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Disliked

This synthetic powder is used to add a pearly/white color in cosmetics.

Tom Ford Badass Lash Mascara Ultra Black contains this as ingredient number 39.

Clinique High Impact Mascara Black contains this as ingredient number 44.

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11% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
51% are disliked or very disliked
24% have no rating yet
16% are loved or liked
11% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
33% have no rating yet

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