The effortless way to glow and sculpt, this set includes a clean velvet matte ph-adjusting bronzer and a gel-cream highlighter for instant radiance. A buildable velvety matte bronzer blurs & adapts subtly to your ph for a custom sunkissed warmth. The bouncy gel-cream highlighter hugs skin for a soft dimensional radiance.
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Ingredients overview
Dimethicone, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ozokerite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Citric Acid, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
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Highlights
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Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Key Ingredients
Skin-identical ingredient: Sodium Hyaluronate
Other Ingredients
Abrasive/scrub: Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Buffering: Citric Acid
Emollient: Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate
Moisturizer/humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate
Preservative: Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Viscosity controlling: Silica, Ozokerite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimethicone | emollient | 0, 1 | |
| Silica | viscosity controlling | ||
| Isononyl Isononanoate | emollient | ||
| Ozokerite | viscosity controlling | ||
| Trimethylsiloxysilicate | emollient | ||
| Ethylhexyl Palmitate | emollient | 0, 2-4 | |
| Sodium Hyaluronate | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | goodie |
| Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder | abrasive/scrub | ||
| Citric Acid | buffering | ||
| Silica Dimethyl Silylate | emollient, viscosity controlling | ||
| Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate | antioxidant, preservative |
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Ingredients explainedDimethicone
What-it-does: emollient | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1
Probably themost common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thickliquid.
As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it'snice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity.
As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it andsmoothes the hairlike no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can bea bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types).
Silica
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier
A white powdery thing that's the major component of glass and sand. In cosmetics, it’s often in products that are supposed to keep your skin matte as it has great oil-absorbing abilities. It’s also used as a helper ingredient to thicken up productsorsuspendinsoluble particles.
Isononyl Isononanoate
What-it-does: emollient
An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin.
Ozokerite
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
A hydrocarbon wax consisting mainly of saturated straight chain hydrocarbons with C18-90+ carbon chain length. It has a high melting point (58-100 C) and it is used mainly in stick type products, such aslip balms to keep the product nice and solid.
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
What-it-does: emollient
A solid silicone resin that creates a permeable film over the skin. It makes makeup formulas more long-lastingand can enhance the water resistance of sunscreens. It leaves a non-tacky film when dried.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
What-it-does: emollient | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 2-4
A super common, medium-spreading emollient ester that gives richness to the formulaand a mild feel during rubout. It can be a replacement for mineral oil and is often combined with other emollients to achievedifferent sensorial properties.
Sodium Hyaluronate - goodie
What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF,hyaluronic acid(HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water.
As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephenwrites on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution".
In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checkedProspector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1.8 million Da that absolutely counts as high molecular weight).
What seems to be a true difference, though, is that the salt form is more stable, easier to formulate andcheaper so it pops up more often on the ingredient lists.
If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert you can read way more about the topic at hyaluronic acid(including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature).
Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
What-it-does: abrasive/scrub
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Citric Acid
What-it-does: buffering
Citric acid comes from citrus fruits and is an AHA. If these magic three letters don’t tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA.
So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh.
There is also some research showing that citric acid with regular use (think three monthsand 20% concentration) can help sun-damaged skin, increase skin thickness and some nice hydrating things called glycosaminoglycans in the skin.
But according to a comparative study done in 1995, citric acid has less skin improving magic properties than glycolic or lactic acid. Probably that’s why citric acid is usually not used as an exfoliant but more as a helper ingredient in small amounts to adjust the pH of a formulation.
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
What-it-does: emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
It's a water-hating, fumed silica that works as a thickener for oils and it can also suspend particles in oils.
Also, increases thegloss of castor oil that can be useful for makeup products.
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Also-called: Tinogard TT | What-it-does: antioxidant, preservative
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate is an antioxidant molecule used in small amounts (less than 0.8%) to help products stay nice longer. More specifically, it is great at preventing discoloration or other types of oxidative degradation. It is a trendy alternative to often bad-mouthed synthetic antioxidant and stabilizer,BHT.
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