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Mascaras	Mascaras
Formulas to lengthen, volumize, or curl lashes.	Formulas to lengthen, volumize, or curl lashes.
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Ingredient highlights

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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, beeswax (cera alba), octyldodecyl oleate (in xtra black shade), stearic acid, silica, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, propylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, kaolin, polyisobutene, pvp, ppg-17/ipdi/dmpa copolymer, triethanolamine, ptfe, chondrus crispus (carrageenan) extract, hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract, hydrolyzed silk, panthenol, bisabolol, hydroxyethylcellulose, simethicone, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, bht, bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090:2), bronze powder (ci 77400), calcium sodium borosilicate, carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), synthetic fluorphlogopite, talc, tin oxide, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140) 20	Aqua (water), acrylates copolymer, kaolin, cera alba (beeswax), peg-15 glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, cera carnauba (copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax), silica, alcohol, behenyl alcohol, bentonite, dimethicone, sucrose distearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ppg-2-deceth-30, squalane, triethanolamine, pvp, tocopheryl acetate, sodium citrate, sodium laureth sulfate, aminomethyl propanediol, sodium dehydroacetate, ci 75470 (carmine), 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), ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, il28a-i

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water/aqua/eau, beeswax (cera alba), octyldodecyl oleate (in xtra black shade), stearic acid, silica, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, propylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, kaolin, polyisobutene, pvp, ppg-17/ipdi/dmpa copolymer, triethanolamine, ptfe, chondrus crispus (carrageenan) extract, hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract, hydrolyzed silk, panthenol, bisabolol, hydroxyethylcellulose, simethicone, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, diazolidinyl urea, phenoxyethanol, bht, bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), black 2 (ci 77266), blue 1 lake (ci 42090:2), bronze powder (ci 77400), calcium sodium borosilicate, carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), copper powder (ci 77400), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), synthetic fluorphlogopite, talc, tin oxide, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

Aqua (water), acrylates copolymer, kaolin, cera alba (beeswax), peg-15 glyceryl stearate, butylene glycol, cera carnauba (copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax), silica, alcohol, behenyl alcohol, bentonite, dimethicone, sucrose distearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ppg-2-deceth-30, squalane, triethanolamine, pvp, tocopheryl acetate, sodium citrate, sodium laureth sulfate, aminomethyl propanediol, sodium dehydroacetate, ci 75470 (carmine), 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), ci 77742 (manganese violet), ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), mica, il28a-i

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol, Butylene glycol

Abrasive: Silica, Kaolin

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water/aqua/eau

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.

Beeswax (cera alba)

Also-called: Beeswax, Cera Alba/Beeswax/Cire D'abeille | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Film forming, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning