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Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

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5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

Product category and function

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

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

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

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

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), propanediol, dimethicone, isopentyldiol, sodium acrylates crosspolymer-2, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, epilobium fleischeri extract, agave tequilana leaf extract, barosma betulina leaf extract, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, carbomer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, isoceteth-10, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate 7	Water/eau, galactomyces ferment filtrate, methyl gluceth-20, propanediol, butylene glycol, vp/va copolymer, rosa damascena flower water, phenoxyethanol, silica, sodium acrylates crosspolymer-2, ethylhexylglycerin, carbomer, disodium edta, propylene glycol, calendula officinalis flower extract, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc ferment filtrate, portulaca oleracea extract, laurtrimonium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, beta-glucan, ethyl acetate, acrylic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water (aqua/eau), propanediol, dimethicone, isopentyldiol, sodium acrylates crosspolymer-2, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, epilobium fleischeri extract, agave tequilana leaf extract, barosma betulina leaf extract, tocopherol, citric acid, xanthan gum, carbomer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, isoceteth-10, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate

Water/eau, galactomyces ferment filtrate, methyl gluceth-20, propanediol, butylene glycol, vp/va copolymer, rosa damascena flower water, phenoxyethanol, silica, sodium acrylates crosspolymer-2, ethylhexylglycerin, carbomer, disodium edta, propylene glycol, calendula officinalis flower extract, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, leuconostoc ferment filtrate, portulaca oleracea extract, laurtrimonium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, beta-glucan, ethyl acetate, acrylic acid

Notable ingredients

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isopentyldiol

Abrasive: Silica

Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract

Solvent: Water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Ethyl acetate, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Propanediol

Abrasive: Silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

5 In 1 Essence Primer Liquid

Water (aqua/eau)

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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