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Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

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Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Product category and function

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face 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

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face 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

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

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, isododecane, dimethicone, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, butylene glycol, decyl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, alumina, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

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, isododecane, dimethicone, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, butylene glycol, decyl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, alumina, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7

Notable ingredients

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

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

Abrasive: Silica

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Solvent: Water/eau, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Hexylene glycol, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Prime Time® Original Pore Minimizing Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

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.