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Merle Norman
Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

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Estee Lauder
Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

Product category and function

Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

Lipsticks	Lipsticks
Classic, pigmented formulas for lip color.	Classic, pigmented formulas for lip color.
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Ingredient highlights

Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

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

Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

No. of common ingredients = 0
Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, trioctyldodecyl citrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-hydroxylauryl dimethicone/ipdi copolymer, diisostearyl malate, synthetic wax, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, lauryl pca, phenyl trimethicone, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, adipic acid/neopentylglycol copolymer, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), ozokerite, calcium aluminum borosilicate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, squalane, bht, blue 1 lake (ci 42090), calcium sodium borosilicate, carmine (ci 75470), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), orange 5 lake (ci 45370), red 21 (ci 45380:2), red 27 lake (ci 45410), red 30 lake (ci 73360), red 6 lake (ci 15850), red 7 lake (ci 15850:1), silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, talc, tin oxide, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140) 19	Dipentaerythrityl pentaisononanoate, diisostearyl malate, synthetic wax, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate, octyldodecanol, synthetic beeswax, polyethylene, dicalcium phosphate, disteardimonium hectorite, water/aqua/eau, alumina, calcium aluminum borosilicate, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, calcium titanium borosilicate, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, alcohol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), bronze powder (ci 77400), copper powder (ci 77400), manganese violet (ci 77742), orange 5 (ci 45370), red 6 (ci 15850), red 7 (ci 15850), red 21 (ci 45380), red 27 (ci 45410), red 30 (ci 73360), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), red 7 lake (ci 15850), red 22 lake (ci 45380), red 28 lake (ci 45410), red 30 lake (ci 73360), red 33 lake (ci 17200), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, trioctyldodecyl citrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, bis-hydroxylauryl dimethicone/ipdi copolymer, diisostearyl malate, synthetic wax, caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, lauryl pca, phenyl trimethicone, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, adipic acid/neopentylglycol copolymer, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, microcrystalline wax (cera microcristallina), ozokerite, calcium aluminum borosilicate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, squalane, bht, blue 1 lake (ci 42090), calcium sodium borosilicate, carmine (ci 75470), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), orange 5 lake (ci 45370), red 21 (ci 45380:2), red 27 lake (ci 45410), red 30 lake (ci 73360), red 6 lake (ci 15850), red 7 lake (ci 15850:1), silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, talc, tin oxide, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

Dipentaerythrityl pentaisononanoate, diisostearyl malate, synthetic wax, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate, octyldodecanol, synthetic beeswax, polyethylene, dicalcium phosphate, disteardimonium hectorite, water/aqua/eau, alumina, calcium aluminum borosilicate, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, calcium titanium borosilicate, calcium sodium borosilicate, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, alcohol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, fragrance (parfum), mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), bronze powder (ci 77400), copper powder (ci 77400), manganese violet (ci 77742), orange 5 (ci 45370), red 6 (ci 15850), red 7 (ci 15850), red 21 (ci 45380), red 27 (ci 45410), red 30 (ci 73360), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), red 7 lake (ci 15850), red 22 lake (ci 45380), red 28 lake (ci 45410), red 30 lake (ci 73360), red 33 lake (ci 17200), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985)

Notable ingredients

Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Bht, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol, Octyldodecanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Creamy Lipcolor Caramel Kiss

Pure Color Explicit Slick Shine Lipstick

Ricinus communis (castor) seed oil

Also-called: Castor Oil, Castor Seed Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning