How sharp are your formulating skills? Find out, with this week's Label Challenge.
Each Monday, we post a product ingredient disclosure to our social media pages (LinkedIn and Facebook) and you guess the product/product type in the comments. Answers are published here and shared through our Friday newsletters—and include a shoutout to the winners.
This Week's Answer
A key ingredient in this product includes red algae, which has been reportedly shown to possess better hydration properties than hyaluronic acid.Image source: BareMinerals
BareMinerals' Complexion Rescue Hydrating Foundation Stick SPF 25 is a clean, water-based liquid foundation in a stick that combines hydrating skin care benefits and SPF with naturally radiant medium coverage. This foundation stick can be used as a foundation, concealer, contour stick or touch-up stick.
In a clinical study based on a U.S. independent of 31 women and men, it was reported that the foundation was shown to improve the skin's hydration immediately and over time, and found a 146% improvement in skin hydration after 2 weeks of use.
Key ingredients in this product include:
- Red Algae: Has been shown to possess better hydration properties than hyaluronic acid.
- Squalane: Derived from olives, this nourishing ingredient helps to prevent moisture loss.
Ingredients: (Active) Titanium Dioxide 4.15; (Inactive) Sea Water, Water, Coconut Alkanes, Squalene, Paraffin, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Glycerin, Bis-Butyldimethicone Polyglyceryl-3, Jojoba Esters, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Isostearic Acid, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, Trifluoropropyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Trehalose, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sea Salt, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lauroyl Lysine, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Silica, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Microcrystalline Wax, Propanediol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carrageenan, Stearic Acid, Trisodium EDTA, Aluminum Dimyristate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, 1,2-Hexanediol, Boron Nitride, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, BHT, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides.
Winner
Congratulations to Velichka Palova, who guessed the correct product type first and brand first on LinkedIn! Thanks to everyone who played along this week—we appreciate your responses. Be sure to check back for next week's Label Challenge.
