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A+ No Pore Face Primer

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Soft Matte Primer

Product category and function

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Soft Matte Primer

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

Soft Matte Primer

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

Full ingredient list

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Soft Matte Primer

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) 10	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, c13-15 alkane, talc, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, pentylene glycol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, alteromonas ferment extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, isododecane, sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, silica, butylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, calcium aluminum borosilicate, disteardimonium hectorite, c24-28 alkyl methicone, polyquaternium-51, propylene carbonate, tocopherol, methicone, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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)

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, c13-15 alkane, talc, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, pentylene glycol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, alteromonas ferment extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, isododecane, sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, silica, butylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, calcium aluminum borosilicate, disteardimonium hectorite, c24-28 alkyl methicone, polyquaternium-51, propylene carbonate, tocopherol, methicone, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Soft Matte Primer

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

Abrasive: Talc

Absorbent: Talc

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract

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Ingredients with their functions

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Soft Matte Primer

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.