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Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

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The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer

Product category and function

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur 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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur 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

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 9	Total Number of ingredients = 15
Aqua, propylene glycol, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, fragrance 4	Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, trisiloxane, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, ethylhexyl salicylate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed extract, propylene glycol, water/aqua/eau, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, cola acuminata (kola) seed extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer

Solvent: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Masking: Fragrance

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl salicylate

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Aoa Aqua Hydrating Face Primer

The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur 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.

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.