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Merle Norman
Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

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Estee Lauder
Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

Product category and function

Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

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

Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

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

Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

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) 23	Water/aqua/eau, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, silica, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), stearic acid, alcohol denat., copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax (cera carnauba/cire de carnauba), kaolin, polyvinyl acetate, bentonite, tromethamine, glyceryl stearate, hexylene glycol, ammonium acrylates copolymer, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, dimethicone, cholesterol, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, simethicone, panthenol, acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, ammonium hydroxide, laureth-21, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfate, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, sucrose distearate, peg-100 stearate, isostearic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, disodium edta, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 (ci 42090), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 (ci 19140), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 52

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)

Water/aqua/eau, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, silica, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), stearic acid, alcohol denat., copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax (cera carnauba/cire de carnauba), kaolin, polyvinyl acetate, bentonite, tromethamine, glyceryl stearate, hexylene glycol, ammonium acrylates copolymer, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, dimethicone, cholesterol, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, simethicone, panthenol, acrylates/hydroxyesters acrylates copolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, ammonium hydroxide, laureth-21, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium lauryl sulfate, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, sucrose distearate, peg-100 stearate, isostearic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, disodium edta, polyaminopropyl biguanide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 (ci 42090), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), ultramarines (ci 77007), yellow 5 (ci 19140), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140)

Notable ingredients

Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Xtra Length Mascara Xtra Black

Double Wear Zero Smudge Lengthening Mascara

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