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Benefit
True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

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Merle Norman
Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

Benefit Cosmetics True matte liquid eyeliner.

Product category and function

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

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

Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

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

Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

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) 9	Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, black 2 (ci 77266), styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, coco-glucoside, citric acid, sodium laureth-12 sulfate, ammonium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 13

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)

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, black 2 (ci 77266), styrene/acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, coco-glucoside, citric acid, sodium laureth-12 sulfate, ammonium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

Notable ingredients

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Aqua (water), Methylpropanediol

Absorbent: Cellulose

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium hydroxide, Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

True Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Pro Pen Eyeliner Sharp Black

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