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Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

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Calming Primer Spf 20

Product category and function

Aoa Aqua Hydrating 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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating 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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, propylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance 5	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 = 9

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua, propylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance

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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

Calming Primer Spf 20

Solvent: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Masking: Fragrance

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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating 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.

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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.