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Mascaras	Mascaras
Formulas to lengthen, volumize, or curl lashes.	Formulas to lengthen, volumize, or curl lashes.
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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) 21	Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, ceresin, synthetic beeswax, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/copernicia cerifera cera/cire de carnauba, acacia senegal gum, glyceryl stearate, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, butylene glycol, c18-36 acid triglyceride, sucrose stearate, nylon-6, aminomethyl propanediol, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract, hydrolyzed lupine protein, ethylhexylglycerin, simethicone, methylcellulose, pvp, laureth-21, polysorbate 65, hydroxyethylcellulose, hectorite, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, sodium stearate, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), 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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 46

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, stearic acid, ceresin, synthetic beeswax, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/copernicia cerifera cera/cire de carnauba, acacia senegal gum, glyceryl stearate, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, butylene glycol, c18-36 acid triglyceride, sucrose stearate, nylon-6, aminomethyl propanediol, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract, hydrolyzed lupine protein, ethylhexylglycerin, simethicone, methylcellulose, pvp, laureth-21, polysorbate 65, hydroxyethylcellulose, hectorite, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, sodium stearate, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), 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)

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Hexylene glycol

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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