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Nails.INC World's Your Oyster Babe Iridescent Nail Polish

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

26ingredients found

23 · 88.5%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration1

Skin conditioning2

Moisture retention4

Antioxidants2

UV filters2

Texture · feel14

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance8

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Skin conditioning

ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE · TOCOPHEROL

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

See the 2 declared functions

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: ZINC ACETYLMETHIONATE
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: TOCOPHEROL

Keeps moisture in

NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · TOCOPHEROL

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

See the 2 declared functions

Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: NITROCELLULOSE · ADIPIC ACID/NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: TOCOPHEROL

Slows oxidation

TOCOPHEROL · BENZOGUANAMINE

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

See the 1 declared functions

Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: TOCOPHEROL · BENZOGUANAMINE

Blocks UV

CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · BENZOPHENONE-1

See the 2 declared functions

Absorbs UV (including to protect the product)UV ABSORBER: CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · BENZOPHENONE-1
Filters UV to protect skin (sunscreen active)UV FILTER: CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

Exfoliates

SILICA · TIN OXIDE

See the 1 declared functions

Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: SILICA · TIN OXIDE

Mixes oil and water

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

See the 1 declared functions

Disperses evenly without a surfactantDISPERSING NON-SURFACTANT: NITROCELLULOSE

Texture and feel

BUTYL ACETATE · ETHYL ACETATE · NITROCELLULOSE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · MICA · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · SILICA · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · TIN OXIDE · AQUA (WATER)

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

See the 9 declared functions

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: BUTYL ACETATE · ETHYL ACETATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · AQUA (WATER)
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · TIN OXIDE
Adds bulkBULKING: MICA · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · TIN OXIDE
Holds powders togetherBINDING: NITROCELLULOSE · ACRYLATES COPOLYMER
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: MICA · SILICA
Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER: ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE
Removes unwanted foamANTIFOAMING: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: SILICA

Colour and shine

MICA · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · SILICA · CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES) · TIN OXIDE · CI 19140

See the 2 declared functions

Adds colourCOLORANT: MICA · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · CI 77491 (IRON OXIDES) · CI 19140
Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: MICA · CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE) · SILICA · TIN OXIDE

Keeps microbes from growing

SODIUM BENZOATE

See the 1 declared functions

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Keeps the product stable

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · BENZOPHENONE-1 · PHOSPHORIC ACID · SODIUM BENZOATE

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

See the 4 declared functions

Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER: BENZOPHENONE-1
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: PHOSPHORIC ACID
Prevents corrosion of packaging and equipmentANTICORROSIVE: SODIUM BENZOATE

Fragrance-related

ETHYL ACETATE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL · HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

See the 2 declared functions

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: ETHYL ACETATE · ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL · DIACETONE ALCOHOL
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE: HEXANAL · LAURALDEHYDE

See 26 other ingredients · 26 total