Ethylhexylglycerin
preservative booster · skin conditioning
- Irritation:Documented occasional contact allergy and eye irritation.
A preservative booster often paired with phenoxyethanol; low-risk overall with rare reports of contact allergy.
MAC · Makeup
Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation NC13 — ingredient safety report
Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.
Low concern
No strongly flagged ingredients in our database. As always, individual sensitivities vary.
Concern score 25/100 · 45 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Ethylhexylglycerin — EU CLP Eye Dam. 1
Risk categories found
Environmental impact2 ingredients · max 3/10Irritation1 ingredient · max 2/10
Flagged ingredients (3)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
Severity 2/10
Dimethicone
emollient · occlusive
- Environmental impact:Not biodegradable; accumulates in the environment via wash-off.
The workhorse silicone — inert and non-sensitizing on skin (even FDA-approved as a skin protectant), with persistence in the environment as its main criticism.
Mica
pigment · pearlescent
- Environmental impact:Skin-safe; the ingredient's controversy is ethical (mining labor), not toxicological.
The shimmer mineral in highlighters and glowy creams; safe on skin, with sourcing ethics being its real controversy.
Pore-clogging potential (1)
Ingredients rated likely to clog pores — relevant if your skin is acne-prone. This is a separate indicator and is not part of the safety score.
Indicative Fulton-scale ratings from published dermatology references — not a regulator classification; individual reactions vary.
No concerns found (16)
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
- Silica
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Bisabolol
- Kaolin
- Tocopherol
- CI 77491
- SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE· CIR reviewed safe
- BORON NITRIDE· CIR reviewed safe
- ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE· CIR reviewed safe
- ZINC STEARATE· EU-permitted colorant
- DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE· CIR reviewed safe
- SILYBUM MARIANUM SEED OIL· CIR reviewed safe
- ALARIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT· CIR reviewed safe
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL· CIR reviewed safe
- TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE· CIR reviewed safe
- SORBITAN TRISTEARATE· CIR reviewed safe
Recognized ingredients (10)
Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.
- MAGNESIUM POTASSIUM FLUOROSILICATE· abrasive
- ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE· absorbent, anticaking, viscosity control…
- OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE· skin conditioning - emollient, viscosity…
- HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL· skin conditioning, skin conditioning - e…
- ILLITE· abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking
- PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE· skin conditioning - emollient, surfactan…
- NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACT· humectant, skin conditioning
- PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS EXTRACT· skin conditioning
- ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT· skin conditioning, tonic
- PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE· antioxidant
Not enough data (16)
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
- [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
- BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163)
- CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289)
- CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288)
- FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)
- FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)
- MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742)
- RED 6 (CI 15850)
- RED 7 (CI 15850)
- ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)
- BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090)
- RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850)
- RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410)
- RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360)
- YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)
- YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985)]
This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.
Full ingredient list (as analyzed)
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, MAGNESIUM POTASSIUM FLUOROSILICATE, BORON NITRIDE, ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, ILLITE, ZINC STEARATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, SILYBUM MARIANUM SEED OIL, NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA EXTRACT, ALARIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT, PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS EXTRACT, ROSA HYBRID FLOWER EXTRACT, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, BISABOLOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, KAOLIN, MICA, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), RED 6 (CI 15850), RED 7 (CI 15850), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985)]
