Ingredient dictionary

Barium sulfate is an inorganic salt that occurs in nature.

Plays various roles depending on the formula, including opacifying agent, skin-conditioning occlusive, and viscosity-increasing agent (texture enhancer).

The list of inactive ingredients is the part of an over-the-counter Drug Facts label required by regulatory agencies in the United States on such products as sunscreens and anti-blemish products that contain benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid.

A powdered version of the mineral iron. A natural ingredient, it's used as an opacifying agent in cosmetics.

This synthetic ingredient helps diffuse light and add pearlescence to cosmetics.

A mineral wax used as a texture enhancer in cosmetics, especially to add stability to lipsticks and stick foundations and keep them blended.

This ester functions as a humectant, opacifier, and solvent in cosmetics.

A mineral wax used as a texture enhancer in cosmetics, especially to add stability to lipsticks and stick foundations and keep them blended.