W3ll People Superpowder Brightening Powder Versus bareMinerals Original Loose Powder Foundation SPF 15
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Mica
Cosmetic Colorant
Zea Mays Starch
AbsorbentSqualane
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
BufferingSodium PCA
Humectant
Magnolol
Antioxidant
Honokiol
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Fructose
Humectant
Inositol
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glycine
Buffering
Urea
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water
Skin Conditioning
Reviews
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 Mica
