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Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

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Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Benefit Cosmetics Brow pen for microfine hair like strokes.

Product category and function

Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

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

Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

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

Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

No. of common ingredients = 0
Diisostearyl malate, triethylhexanoin, c20-40 acid, c20-40 alcohols, polyethylene, synthetic wax, glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate, ethylene/propylene copolymer, ethylcellulose, boron nitride, vp/eicosene copolymer, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499) mica (ci 77019), ultramarines (ci 77007), 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), 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), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947), carmine (ci 75470) 11	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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Diisostearyl malate, triethylhexanoin, c20-40 acid, c20-40 alcohols, polyethylene, synthetic wax, glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate, ethylene/propylene copolymer, ethylcellulose, boron nitride, vp/eicosene copolymer, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499) mica (ci 77019), ultramarines (ci 77007), 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), 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), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), zinc oxide (ci 77947), carmine (ci 75470)

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)

Notable ingredients

Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

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

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Abrasive: Ethylene/propylene copolymer, Polyethylene, Synthetic wax

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

Abrasive: Silica

Absorbent: Maltodextrin, Silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Automatic Fine Brow Pencil Dark Brown

Brow Pen For Microfine, Hair Like Strokes

Diisostearyl malate

Also-called: Bis(16-Methylheptadecyl) Malate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Triethylhexanoin

Function: Skin conditioning

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

C20-40 acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

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.