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Physicians Formula
Butter Glow Liquid Highlighter

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Merle Norman
Merle's Pearls

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Butter Glow Liquid Highlighter

Merle's Pearls

Other Face Makeup	Other Face Makeup
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Ingredient highlights

Butter Glow Liquid Highlighter

Merle's Pearls

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/eau, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, alcohol denat., dimethicone, butylene glycol, polybutene, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, ethylhexyl palmitate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, polysilicone-11, lecithin, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, silica, disodium edta, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, t-butyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, tin oxide, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, carmine (ci 75470), iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2207-1m) 11	Talc, mica (ci 77019), octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, isostearyl neopentanoate, aqua/water/eau, phenoxyethanol, decylene glycol, hydrated silica, tin oxide, lecithin, tocopherol, maltodextrin, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), red 7 lake (ci 15850), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), carmine (ci 75470), ultramarines (ci 77007)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water/eau, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, alcohol denat., dimethicone, butylene glycol, polybutene, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, ethylhexyl palmitate, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, phenoxyethanol, polysilicone-11, lecithin, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, silica, disodium edta, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, t-butyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, tin oxide, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, glyceryl oleate, citric acid, carmine (ci 75470), iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2207-1m)

Talc, mica (ci 77019), octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, isostearyl neopentanoate, aqua/water/eau, phenoxyethanol, decylene glycol, hydrated silica, tin oxide, lecithin, tocopherol, maltodextrin, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), red 7 lake (ci 15850), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), carmine (ci 75470), ultramarines (ci 77007)

Notable ingredients

Butter Glow Liquid Highlighter

Merle's Pearls

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891) (2207-1m)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/eau, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, T-butyl alcohol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water/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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent