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Luminizer Primer

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Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

Product category and function

Luminizer 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

Luminizer 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

Luminizer Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

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 10	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 = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

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

Luminizer Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Luminizer Primer

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

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.