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Aoa Filter Free Face Primer

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Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

Product category and function

Aoa Filter Free Face Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing 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 Filter Free Face Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing 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 Filter Free Face Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, propylene glycol, glycerin, diethylhexyl carbonate, isononyl isononanoate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, sodium chloride, sorbitan olivate, quaternium-18 bentonite, phenoxyethanol, parfum, ethylhexylglycerin 6	Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, silica, isononyl isononanoate, isododecane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, lauroyl lysine, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, methicone, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, water/aqua/eau, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, propylene glycol, glycerin, diethylhexyl carbonate, isononyl isononanoate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, sodium chloride, sorbitan olivate, quaternium-18 bentonite, phenoxyethanol, parfum, ethylhexylglycerin

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, silica, isononyl isononanoate, isododecane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, lauroyl lysine, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, methicone, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, water/aqua/eau, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

Aoa Filter Free Face Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

Solvent: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Deodorant: Ethylhexylglycerin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Aoa Filter Free Face Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

Water

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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