M·A·C Water Base Mixing Medium - 1.7 fl oz

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Ingredients

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

Ingredient overview

8ingredients found

7 · 87.5%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration2

Skin conditioning5

Skin softening1

Moisture retention1

Texture · feel4

Preservation · stability2

Fragrance3

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

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin · Butylene Glycol

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin · Butylene Glycol
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Caprylyl Glycol

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Caprylyl Glycol

Skin conditioning

Butylene Glycol · Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Xanthan Gum · Caprylyl Glycol · Hexylene Glycol

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

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Butylene Glycol · Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Xanthan Gum · Caprylyl Glycol · Hexylene Glycol

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin

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

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin

Cleanses

Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol

Mixes oil and water

Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Xanthan Gum

Texture and feel

Glycerin · Butylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum · Hexylene Glycol

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

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Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Glycerin · Butylene Glycol · Hexylene Glycol
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Glycerin · Butylene Glycol · Xanthan Gum
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Xanthan Gum
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: Xanthan Gum

Keeps microbes from growing

Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Phenoxyethanol

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Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL: Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Phenoxyethanol
Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Phenoxyethanol

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin

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

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Hexylene Glycol

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Extract · Hexylene Glycol

See 8 other ingredients · 8 total

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