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Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face Primer

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Product category and function

Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face 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

Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face 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

Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydrogenated vegetable oil, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, silica, disteardimonium hectorite, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, alcohol, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, silica dimethyl silylate, acacia senegal gum, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, ci 77019(mica), ci 77491(iron oxide), ci 77891(titanium dioxide), ci 75470(carmine) 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 = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydrogenated vegetable oil, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, silica, disteardimonium hectorite, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, alcohol, tocopheryl acetate, butylene glycol, silica dimethyl silylate, acacia senegal gum, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, ci 77019(mica), ci 77491(iron oxide), ci 77891(titanium dioxide), ci 75470(carmine)

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

Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hexylene glycol

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

Instant Smooth-Perfecting Touch Face Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, 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.

Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Water/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.

Isododecane

Function: Skin conditioning, 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.