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Espoir The Brow Balance Pencil

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KR South Korea (MFDS)

3 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Mica, Zinc Stearate, CI 77288
EU European Union (CosIng)

1 ingredient with EU limits or conditions.

Titanium Dioxide
US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) Approved UV filter · 25% Restricted · (a) 25% · (b) 1,4% ·… Approved UV filter · 25%* Approved UV filter · 25%
2 Mica Restricted ——
3 Iron Oxides (CI 77492) —Approved colorant —
4 Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides ———
5 Iron Oxides (CI 77499) —Approved colorant —
6 Zinc Stearate Restricted Approved colorant —
7 Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax ———
8 Palmitic Acid ———
9 Stearic Acid ———
10 Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax ———
11 Microcrystalline Wax ———
12 Iron Oxides (CI 77491) —Approved colorant —
13 Chromium Oxide Greens Restricted Approved colorant —
14 Synthetic Beeswax ———
15 Synthetic Wax ———
16 Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate ———
17 Polybutene ———
18 Polyhydroxystearic Acid ———
19 Dimethicone ———
20 Lecithin ———
21 Ethylhexyl Palmitate ———
22 Isostearic Acid ———
23 Isopropyl Myristate ———
24 Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate ———
25 Caprylyl Glycol ———
26 Glyceryl Caprylate ———

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from Espoir official store, retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found CI 77288, Mica, Titanium Dioxide
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found CI 77288, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Stearate
JP Japan None found —
TW Taiwan None found CI 77288, CI 77489, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Stearate
CA Canada None found Titanium Dioxide
BR Brazil None found CI 77288, CI 77489, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Stearate
AR Argentina None found CI 77288, CI 77489, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Stearate

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