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Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

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Merle Norman
Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

Benefit Cosmetics Brow pen for microfine hair like strokes.

Product category and function

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

Eyebrow Pencils/Pens	Eyebrow Pencils/Pens
Products for defining and filling in brows	Products for defining and filling in brows
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Ingredient highlights

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, alcohol, acrylates/ethylhexl acrylate copolymer, pvp, sodium polyaspartate, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, maltodextrin, beheneth-30, laureth-21, peg-11 methyl ether dimethicone, citric acid, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, silica, disodium edta, sodium metaphosphate, ci 19140, ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 75470 (carmine), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 77163 (bismuth oxychloride), ci 77266 (black 2), ci 77288 (chromium oxide greens), ci 77289 (chromium hydroxide green), ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510, ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide) 11	Cyclopentasiloxane, synthetic wax, isododecane, polybutene, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ceresin, ozokerite, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), calcium sodium borosilicate, chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), silica, ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947), carmine (ci 75470), mica (ci 77019), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua (water), dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, alcohol, acrylates/ethylhexl acrylate copolymer, pvp, sodium polyaspartate, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, maltodextrin, beheneth-30, laureth-21, peg-11 methyl ether dimethicone, citric acid, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, silica, disodium edta, sodium metaphosphate, ci 19140, ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 75470 (carmine), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 77163 (bismuth oxychloride), ci 77266 (black 2), ci 77288 (chromium oxide greens), ci 77289 (chromium hydroxide green), ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510, ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide)

Cyclopentasiloxane, synthetic wax, isododecane, polybutene, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, ceresin, ozokerite, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), bronze powder (ci 77400), calcium sodium borosilicate, chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), silica, ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947), carmine (ci 75470), mica (ci 77019), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol

Abrasive: Silica

Absorbent: Maltodextrin, Silica

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891), Zinc oxide (ci 77947)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Soft Touch Eye Pencil Galaxy

Aqua (water)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Dipropylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.