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Ingredients overview
Mica, Zinc Stearate, Boron Nitride, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Nylon-12, Phenoxyethanol, Lauroyl Lysine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Octyldodecanol, Bismuth Oxychloride
May Contain: Iron Oxide (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499), , Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861)
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Highlights
#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Key Ingredients
Antioxidant: Tocopheryl Acetate
Other Ingredients
Abrasive/scrub: Tin Oxide (Ci 77861)
Colorant: Mica, Zinc Stearate, Bismuth Oxychloride, Iron Oxide (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499), , Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861)
Emollient: Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Octyldodecanol
Perfuming: Triethylhexanoin, Octyldodecanol
Preservative: Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Viscosity controlling: Zinc Stearate, Nylon-12, Lauroyl Lysine, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Tin Oxide (Ci 77861)
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mica | colorant | ||
| Zinc Stearate | colorant, viscosity controlling | 0, 0 | |
| Boron Nitride | |||
| Triethylhexanoin | emollient, perfuming | ||
| Dimethicone | emollient | 0, 1 | |
| Nylon-12 | viscosity controlling | ||
| Phenoxyethanol | preservative | ||
| Lauroyl Lysine | viscosity controlling | ||
| Tocopheryl Acetate | antioxidant | 0, 0 | |
| Ethylhexylglycerin | preservative | ||
| VP/Hexadecene Copolymer | viscosity controlling | ||
| Octyldodecanol | emollient, perfuming | ||
| Bismuth Oxychloride | colorant | ||
| Iron Oxide (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499) | colorant | 0, 0 | |
| colorant | |||
| Mica (Ci 77019) | colorant | ||
| Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) | colorant | 0, 0 | |
| Tin Oxide (Ci 77861) | colorant, abrasive/scrub, viscosity controlling |
Lorac Buildable Bronzer
Ingredients explainedMica
Also-called: CI 77019 | What-it-does: colorant
A super versatile and common mineral powder that comes in different particle sizes. It is a multi-tasker used to improve skin feel, increase product slip, give the product light-reflecting properties, enhance skin adhesion or serve as an anti-caking agent.
It is also the most commonly used "base" material for layered composite pigments such as pearl-effect pigments. In this case, mica is coated with one or moremetal oxides (most commonly titanium dioxide) to achieve pearl effect via the physical phenomenon known as interference.
Zinc Stearate
What-it-does: colorant, viscosity controlling | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
Zinc Stearate is probably the most commonly used binding agent in powder makeup products such as face powders or eyeshadows. It gives very good adherence qualitiesmeaning it helps powders to stick together in the pan and to stick to the skin on application. It is typically used at 3-10%, too much of it though can cause lumpiness or greasiness on the skin.
Boron Nitride
What-it-does: absorbent/mattifier
Boron Nitride is a graphite-like,crystalline material that has light-diffusing and texture improving properties. It is quite the multi-tasker as it can blur imperfections, add an exceptional creamy feel to products and act as a mattifying agent.
In powder makeup products (think blushers, highlighters), it enhances the skin feel and improves the color pay-off. In lipsticks, it gives acreamy feel and a bettercolor on the lips.
Triethylhexanoin
What-it-does: emollient, perfuming
Triethylhexanoin is a colorless to pale yellow liquid ester that makes the skin nice and smooth, aka emollient. It has a pleasant non-sticky, non-greasy feel to it, gives formulassmooth application properties and also helps moisture retention.
Dimethicone
What-it-does: emollient | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1
Probably themost common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thickliquid.
As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it'snice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity.
As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it andsmoothes the hairlike no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can bea bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types).
Nylon-12
What-it-does: viscosity controlling
Anodorless, slightly yellowish powder that's used as apolymer microsphere (a tiny little ball from repeated subunits). It gives products an elegant, silky texture and better slip. It can alsoscatter light to blurfine lineswhile letting enough light through so that the skin still looks natural.
Phenoxyethanol
What-it-does: preservative
It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.
It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic.
Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10).
It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol.
Lauroyl Lysine
What-it-does: viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Tocopheryl Acetate
Also-called: Vitamin E Acetate | What-it-does: antioxidant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
It’s the most commonly used version of pure vitamin E in cosmetics. You can read all about the pure form here. This one is the so-called esterified version.
According to famous dermatologist, Leslie Baumann while tocopheryl acetate is more stable and has a longer shelf life, it’s also more poorly absorbed by the skin and may not have the same awesome photoprotective effects as pure Vit E.
Ethylhexylglycerin
What-it-does: preservative, deodorant
If you have spottedethylhexylglycerinon the ingredient list, most probably you will see there also the current IT-preservative,phenoxyethanol. They are good friends becauseethylhexylglycerincan boost the effectiveness of phenoxyethanol (and other preservatives) and as an added bonus it feels nice on the skin too.
Also,it's an effective deodorant and a medium spreadingemollient.
VP/Hexadecene Copolymer
What-it-does: viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Octyldodecanol
What-it-does: emollient, perfuming
A clear, slightly yellow, odorless oil that's a very common, medium-spreadingemollient. It makes the skin feel nice and smooth and works in a wide range of formulas.
Bismuth Oxychloride
Also-called: Ci 77163 | What-it-does: colorant
Bismuth Oxychloride has been around since the 1950s and it was one of the first synthetic materials to give a pearl-like effect in cosmetic products. It is a white powder with a fabulous sheen and a nice skin feel and it is stillvery popular in decorative cosmetics.
It has one major drawback: it is sensitive to light. Upon prolonged UV exposure, it can lose its sheen and become gray.
Iron Oxide (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499)
Also-called: Iron Oxide Red;Ci 77491 | What-it-does: colorant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
Red Iron Oxide is the super common pigment that gives the familiar, "rust" red color. It is also the one that gives the pink tones in your foundation. Chemically speaking, it is iron III oxide (Fe2O3).
Also-called: Tartrazine, Yellow 5;Ci 19140 | What-it-does: colorant
Ci 19140 or Tartrazine is a super common colorant in skincare, makeup, medicine & food. It’s a synthetic lemon yellow that'sused alone or mixed with other colors for special shades.
FDA saysit's possible, but rare, to have an allergic-type reaction to a color additive. As an example, it mentions that Ci 19140may cause itching and hives in some people but the colorant is always labeled so that you can avoid it if youare sensitive.
Mica (Ci 77019)
Also-called: CI 77019 | What-it-does: colorant
A super versatile and common mineral powder that comes in different particle sizes. It is a multi-tasker used to improve skin feel, increase product slip, give the product light-reflecting properties, enhance skin adhesion or serve as an anti-caking agent.
It is also the most commonly used "base" material for layered composite pigments such as pearl-effect pigments. In this case, mica is coated with one or moremetal oxides (most commonly titanium dioxide) to achieve pearl effect via the physical phenomenon known as interference.
Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891)
Also-called: Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891;Ci 77891 | What-it-does: colorant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
Ci 77891 is the color code of titaniumdioxide.It's a white pigment with great color consistency and dispersibility.
Tin Oxide (Ci 77861)
Also-called: CI 77861, Tin Dioxide | What-it-does: colorant, abrasive/scrub, viscosity controlling
Far from the tin cans you find in the supermarket, Tin Oxide is mostly used when dealing with so-called effect pigments, tricky composite pigments that can do color travel (change color depending on the viewingangle) or give multiple color effect.
It's often found alongside Mica (as a base material) and Titanium Dioxide (as a coating) to give a glossy, pearlescent effect. Together, they make up a trademarked technologycalled RonaFlairBlanace from the German manufacturer Merck. According to their info, this combination can balance out undesirable tones in the skin, making it a popular choice for brightening products and highlighters.
Other than that, CosIng (the official EU INCI database) lists its uses asbeing a bulking agent (to increase the volume of products), as well as a physical exfoliant or an opacifying agent, but being part of composite effect pigments is a much more common use case.
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