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ULTA Beauty Collection
Classic Eyeshadow Single

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Merle Norman
Exploration Eye Palette

Product category and function

Classic Eyeshadow Single

Exploration Eye Palette

Eye Shadows	Eye Shadows
Pigmented powders or creams to add color.	Pigmented powders or creams to add color.
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Ingredient highlights

Classic Eyeshadow Single

Exploration Eye Palette

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

Classic Eyeshadow Single

Exploration Eye Palette

No. of common ingredients = 0
Talc, calcium sodium borosilicate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, silica, boron nitride, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, polypropylene, dimethicone, magnesium stearate, zinc stearate, polyglyceryl-2 triisostearate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, cetyl dimethicone, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, titanium/titanium dioxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, propanediol, tin oxide, methicone, water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), carmine (ci 75470) 19	Mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, zinc stearate, dimethicone, magnesium myristate, talc, boron nitride, phenoxyethanol, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, silica, tocopheryl acetate, octyldodecanol, glyceryl isostearate, diazolidinyl urea, bht, alumina, carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), lecithin, manganese violet (ci 77742), methicone, red 40 lake (ci 16035), synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, ultramarines (ci 77007)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Talc, calcium sodium borosilicate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, silica, boron nitride, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, polypropylene, dimethicone, magnesium stearate, zinc stearate, polyglyceryl-2 triisostearate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, cetyl dimethicone, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, titanium/titanium dioxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, propanediol, tin oxide, methicone, water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), ultramarines (ci 77007), ferric ammonium ferrocyanide (ci 77510), manganese violet (ci 77742), red 40 lake (ci 16035), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), carmine (ci 75470)

Mica (ci 77019), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, zinc stearate, dimethicone, magnesium myristate, talc, boron nitride, phenoxyethanol, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, silica, tocopheryl acetate, octyldodecanol, glyceryl isostearate, diazolidinyl urea, bht, alumina, carmine (ci 75470), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289), chromium oxide greens (ci 77288), ferric ferrocyanide (ci 77510), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, hydrogenated lecithin, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), lecithin, manganese violet (ci 77742), methicone, red 40 lake (ci 16035), synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, ultramarines (ci 77007)