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A+ No Pore Face Primer

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Calming Primer Spf 20

Product category and function

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

Face Primers	Face Primers
Base products to smooth skin and improve makeup wear.	Base products to smooth skin and improve makeup wear.
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Ingredient highlights

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, paraffin, dimethicone, talc, glycerin, butylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, sodium chloride, disteardimonium hectorite , phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene carbonate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ci77491(iron oxide red),ci 77492(iron oxide yellow) 7	Titanium dioxide (5.4%, non-nano), zinc oxide (5.4%, non-nano), cyclopentasiloxane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone crosspolymer, glycerin, water, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, spirulina maxima extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, palmaria palmata extract, disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seed extract, ascorbic acid, dimethiconol, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499).

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, paraffin, dimethicone, talc, glycerin, butylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, sodium chloride, disteardimonium hectorite , phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene carbonate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ci77491(iron oxide red),ci 77492(iron oxide yellow)

Titanium dioxide (5.4%, non-nano), zinc oxide (5.4%, non-nano), cyclopentasiloxane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone crosspolymer, glycerin, water, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, spirulina maxima extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, palmaria palmata extract, disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seed extract, ascorbic acid, dimethiconol, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499).

Notable ingredients

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

Solvent: Aqua, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate

Abrasive: Talc

Absorbent: Talc

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (5.4%, non-nano), Zinc oxide (5.4%, non-nano)

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Spirulina maxima extract

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

Aqua

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.