What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Isododecane
EmollientSynthetic Wax
Abrasive
Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Polybutene
Glyceryl Tribehenate/Isostearate/Eicosandioate
Emollient
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantNylon-12
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Perfluorononyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Synthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Iron Oxides
CI 77510
Cosmetic ColorantIsododecane, Synthetic Wax, Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Polybutene, Glyceryl Tribehenate/Isostearate/Eicosandioate, Mica, Nylon-12, Polyethylene, Perfluorononyl Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Synthetic Beeswax, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Iron Oxides, CI 77510
Vinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientEuphorbia Cerifera Wax
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Ozokerite
Emulsion StabilisingSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 15850
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77742
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSilica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientMethyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
SolventVinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Euphorbia Cerifera Wax, Cyclohexasiloxane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Ozokerite, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 15850, Iron Oxides, CI 77742, CI 77891, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Methyl Perfluorobutyl Ether
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Isododecane 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 IsododecanePolyethylene is a synthetic ingredient that helps the skin retain moisture. It is a polymer.
It is also typically used within product formulations to help bind solid ingredients together and thicken oil-based ingredients. When added to balms and emulsions, it helps increase the melting point temperature.
This ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.
The EU typically uses CI numbers for colorants when applicable, such as CI 77489. In the US, iron oxides are regulated as color additives and "iron oxides" is the most commonly used name in US cosmetic practice.
A 2021 paper looked at skincare formulations containing iron oxides and found that they reduced transmission of blue light when measured optically. In simple terms, the pigment particles helped block or scatter part of the visible light spectrum in lab testing and the authors suggest this could translate into better protection against blue-light-related skin effects.
There is also clinical and experimental research showing that tinted products containing iron oxides can reduce visible light-induced pigmentation:
Please note, whether a product reduces visible or blue light depends on things like:
In the EU's CosIng database, iron oxides are only listed as a colorant. CosIng groups ingredients by their main cosmetic role, such as colorant, preservative, or UV filter.
Though studies say iron oxides can "attenuate blue light", they're describing an optical property and not an officially recognized cosmetic function.
So CosIng isn’t contradicting the research. It’s just classifying iron oxides by what they officially are: pigments that add color.
Learn more about Iron Oxides
