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A+ No Pore Face Primer

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Clean Slate Primer

Product category and function

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Clean Slate 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

Clean Slate 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Clean Slate 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) 7	Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl ethylhexanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, isododecane, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated castor oil isostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, kaolin, sodium citrate, tocopherol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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, cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl ethylhexanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, isododecane, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated castor oil isostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, kaolin, sodium citrate, tocopherol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492)

Notable ingredients

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Clean Slate Primer

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

Abrasive: Talc

Absorbent: Talc

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Isododecane

Abrasive: Silica, Kaolin

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Ingredients with their functions

A+ No Pore Face Primer

Clean Slate 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.