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Eyebrow Pencils/Pens	Eyebrow Pencils/Pens
Products for defining and filling in brows	Products for defining and filling in brows
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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Silica, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, pentylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, magnesium aluminum silicate, phenylpropanol, methylpropanediol, algin, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium polyacrylate, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, dehydroacetic acid, bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007) 11	Ethylhexyl stearate, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cera carnauba/cire de carnauba, c10-18 triglycerides, tocopherol, silica, (+-) mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

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Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Silica, dimethicone/divinyldimethicone/silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, pentylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, triethyl citrate, magnesium aluminum silicate, phenylpropanol, methylpropanediol, algin, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium polyacrylate, citric acid, dipropylene glycol, glyceryl caprylate, tocopherol, dehydroacetic acid, bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007)

Ethylhexyl stearate, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cera carnauba/cire de carnauba, c10-18 triglycerides, tocopherol, silica, (+-) mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), aluminum powder (ci 77000), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Dipropylene glycol, Phenylpropanol, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol, Triethyl citrate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: C10-18 triglycerides

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Silica

Also-called: Silicon dioxide | Function: Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent