What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Isododecane
EmollientCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
PEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate
Nylon-12
C20-40 Alcohols
EmulsifyingPerfluorononyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate
Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Polyethylene Terephthalate
Polyethylene
Abrasive
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Acrylates Copolymer
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Polyurethane-11
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77510
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77400
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77000
Cosmetic ColorantCI 75470
Cosmetic ColorantIsododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone, Synthetic Wax, Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Nylon-12, C20-40 Alcohols, Perfluorononyl Dimethicone, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polyethylene, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Acrylates Copolymer, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Polyurethane-11, Mica, Iron Oxides, CI 77891, CI 77007, CI 77510, CI 77400, CI 77000, CI 75470
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Hydrogenated Tallow
EmollientPolyethylene
Abrasive
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Petrolatum
Emollient
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
PEG-8
HumectantPropylparaben
Preservative
Butylparaben
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Methylparaben
Preservative
Iron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Chromium Hydroxide Green
Ultramarines
CI 77510
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77742
Cosmetic ColorantChromium Oxide Greens
CI 75470
Cosmetic ColorantHydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Hydrogenated Tallow, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline Wax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Petrolatum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, PEG-8, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Citric Acid, Methylparaben, Iron Oxides, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Chromium Hydroxide Green, Ultramarines, CI 77510, CI 77163, CI 77742, Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 75470
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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.
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.
This ingredient is used to impart a blue color. It is not water-soluble.
It goes by two different names:
1. Ferric Ferrocyanide: a synthetic dark blue pigment
2. Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide: a synthetic blue pigment, also called Prussian blue
In the EU, both of these colors must be labeled as 'CI 77510'.
Learn more about CI 77510Mica 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 MicaPolyethylene 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.
Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolThis 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
