Freck Lashrocket Mascara with Lash Enhancing Peptides Versus RMS Beauty Straight Up™ Volumizing Peptide Mascara

Freck Lashrocket Mascara with Lash Enhancing Peptides Versus RMS Beauty Straight Up™ Volumizing Peptide Mascara

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Butylene Glycol

Glycerin

Vp/Eicosene Copolymer

Stearic Acid

Behenyl Behenate

Copernicia Cerifera Cera

Glyceryl Stearate

Polyhydroxystearic Acid

Polyisobutene

Euphorbia Cerifera Cera

Panthenol

Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3

Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Acacia Senegal Gum

1,2-Hexanediol

Caprylyl Glycol

Hydroxyacetophenone

Xanthan Gum

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Dextran

Potassium Hydroxide

CI 77499

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Stearic Acid, Behenyl Behenate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyisobutene, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Panthenol, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acacia Senegal Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Dextran, Potassium Hydroxide, CI 77499

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate

Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate

Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate

Cetyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Caprylate

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Zea Mays Starch

Arginine

Phenethyl Alcohol

Portulaca Grandiflora Extract

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Glycoproteins

Oligopeptide-2

Water, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Glycerin, Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Zea Mays Starch, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Phenethyl Alcohol, Portulaca Grandiflora Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycoproteins, Oligopeptide-2, CI 77499

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

This ingredient comes from a palm tree native to Brazil. This ingredient is used to thicken texture and leaves behind a film when applied.

Euphorbia Cerifera Cera (aka candelilla wax) is a vegan stand-in for beeswax. It is a plant-derived wax that functions as an astringent, emulsion stabilizer, film-former, and skin conditioner.

On skin, it forms a protective barrier that helps lock in moisture while it enhances product stability, prevents separation, and helps color last longer in makeup.

This ingredient is generally safe for use in cosmetics with one nuance: some grades of candelilla wax can naturally contain benzyl alcohol at concentrations high enough to require declaration under EU labeling rules. This isn't a concern for most people but relevant for those with fragrance sensitivities.

Candelilla wax contains fatty acids (mainly C31) and wax esters that can be used by the Malassezia yeast, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.

You might see Euphorbia Cerifera "Wax" instead of "cera". This is because some brands, databases, or labels use it interchangeably; they're the same ingredient.

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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