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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

Luminizer Primer

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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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, propanediol, bis-stearyl dimethicone, mica, glycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polysilicone-11, cetyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, c30-45 alkyl dimethicone, glycol distearate, peg-75 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, ceteth-20, steareth-20, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, citric acid, silica, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, iron oxide (ci 77492), iron oxide (ci 77491), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, laureth-12, iron oxide (ci 77499), galactoarabinan, triethoxycaprylylsilane 15	Water/aqua/eau, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl ricinoleate, cetyl alcohol, ascorbyl glucoside, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, algae extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, rosa hybrid flower extract, lycium chinense fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethyl urea, caffeine, hordeum vulgare extract/extrait d'orge, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, lactobacillus ferment, sodium polyaspartate, trehalose, sorbitol, hydrolyzed yeast protein, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, isopropyl isostearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated polydecene, laureth-8, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, xanthan gum, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, pentylene glycol, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium edta, bht, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 56

Water (aqua), trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, propanediol, bis-stearyl dimethicone, mica, glycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polysilicone-11, cetyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, c30-45 alkyl dimethicone, glycol distearate, peg-75 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, ceteth-20, steareth-20, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, citric acid, silica, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, iron oxide (ci 77492), iron oxide (ci 77491), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, laureth-12, iron oxide (ci 77499), galactoarabinan, triethoxycaprylylsilane

Water/aqua/eau, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl ricinoleate, cetyl alcohol, ascorbyl glucoside, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, algae extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, rosa hybrid flower extract, lycium chinense fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethyl urea, caffeine, hordeum vulgare extract/extrait d'orge, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, lactobacillus ferment, sodium polyaspartate, trehalose, sorbitol, hydrolyzed yeast protein, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, isopropyl isostearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated polydecene, laureth-8, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, xanthan gum, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, pentylene glycol, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium edta, bht, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, Lactobacillus ferment

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Ingredients with their functions

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Water (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.

Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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