BenefitWatt'S Up! Cream HighlighterIngredients

Benefit Watt'S Up! Cream Highlighter is a product from Moisturizers category with 19 ingredients. Notable: Titanium Dioxide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Citric Acid. The product is made by Benefit.

Watt'S Up! Cream Highlighter provides following positive effects: UV Protection, Moisturizing, Cleansing, Softening, Soothing and 8 more.

Organic score: 26% natural vs 53% chemical.

INCI

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Viscosity controlling agent

Mica

Colorant

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Emollient, Fragrance ingredient

Polyethylene

Abrasive, Binding, Bulking agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Film former, Viscosity controlling agent

Titanium Dioxide

Colorant

Soybean Glycerides

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient

Silica

Dimethicone

Skin conditioning agent, Antifoaming agent, Emollient

All the Positive

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AHA [1]: Citric Acid

Vitamins [1]: Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)

Antioxidants [4]: Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Citric Acid

Softening 4: Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate SE

UV Protection 3: Titanium Dioxide, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopherol

Moisturizing 3: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glyceryl Stearate SE

Cleansing 2: Polyethylene, Citric Acid

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Glyceryl Stearate SE

Can support fungal acne

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Glyceryl Oleate

Silicones

1 component

Dimethicone^#8

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Tocopherol^#15

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 2

Ethylhexyl Palmitate^#3Glyceryl Stearate SE^#17

Sensitive skin

Positive: 1Negative: 1

Titanium Dioxide^#5Citric Acid^#19

Detailed view

Benefit Watt'S Up! Cream Highlighter

#1Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Origin: chemical

Role: Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Viscosity controlling agent

Moisturizing

Comedogenic rating [ 1 ]

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

CIR Rating [ A ]

#2Mica

Origin: natural

Role: Colorant

EWG Rating [ 2 ]

Mica is a natural mineral used in cosmetics because of its beautiful and shiny appearance. It’s used in powders, highlighters, and other makeup products. It’s absolutely neutral to our skin and will not cause any skin-related problems.

#3Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Origin: chemical

Role: Emollient, Fragrance ingredient

Softening

Hair conditioning

Malassezia unsafe

Comedogenic rating [ 4 ]

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

CIR Rating [ B ]

Bad for oily skin

#4Polyethylene

Origin: chemical

Role: Abrasive, Binding, Bulking agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Film former, Viscosity controlling agent

Cleansing

Softening

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

CIR Rating [ A ]

#5Titanium Dioxide

Origin: chemical

Role: Colorant

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Titanium Dioxide is a very effective sunscreen. It belongs to physical sunscreens, meaning it reflects the UV rays like a mirror. The component is a mineral with white color. That’s why it’s also used in different powders as a pigment or brightener.

The component can be both safe and unsafe. It’s reported to be possibly carcinogenic to humans when inhaled. That’s why we don’t recommend using products where TiO2 is used in the form of powder and can be inhaled.

Sometimes it can be a nanoparticle. We recommend avoiding this form because it’s not researched well enough. A safer option is to use a non-nano form.