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Benefit
True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

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Merle Norman
Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

Benefit Cosmetics True matte liquid eyeliner.

Product category and function

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

Eyeliners	Eyeliners
Products for defining and accentuating the lash line.	Products for defining and accentuating the lash line.
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Ingredient highlights

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

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

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, methylpropanediol, cellulose, poloxamer 407, coco-glucoside, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, styrene/acrylates copolymer, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium laureth-12 sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, caprylyl glycol, sodium dehydroacetate, bht, ci 19140, ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 77163 (bismuth oxychloride), ci 77288 (chromium oxide greens), ci 77289 (chromium hydroxide green), ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510 (ferric ferrocyanide, ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide) 10	Cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, polyethylene, polybutene, silica silylate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, microcrystalline wax, octyldodecanol, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, echium plantagineum seed oil, tocopheryl nicotinate, sodium hyaluronate, zinc gluconate, magnesium aspartate, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, water/aqua/eau, copper gluconate, bht, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), ultramarines (ci 77007), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), aluminum powder (ci 77000), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Aqua (water), styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, methylpropanediol, cellulose, poloxamer 407, coco-glucoside, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, phenoxyethanol, styrene/acrylates copolymer, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, citric acid, sodium laureth-12 sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, caprylyl glycol, sodium dehydroacetate, bht, ci 19140, ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 77163 (bismuth oxychloride), ci 77288 (chromium oxide greens), ci 77289 (chromium hydroxide green), ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510 (ferric ferrocyanide, ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide)

Cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated olive oil stearyl esters, polyethylene, polybutene, silica silylate, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, microcrystalline wax, octyldodecanol, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, echium plantagineum seed oil, tocopheryl nicotinate, sodium hyaluronate, zinc gluconate, magnesium aspartate, cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil unsaponifiables, water/aqua/eau, copper gluconate, bht, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), ultramarines (ci 77007), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), aluminum powder (ci 77000), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947)

Notable ingredients

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Aqua (water), Methylpropanediol

Absorbent: Cellulose

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

Antioxidant: Bht, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl nicotinate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Echium plantagineum seed oil, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Age Defying Eyeliner Coffee Bean

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.

Styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer

Function: Film forming