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C Brightening Putty Primer

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Dr. Denese SkinScience
PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Product category and function

C Brightening Putty Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

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

C Brightening Putty Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

C Brightening Putty Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin, 7	Water (aqua), polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, isododecane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, steareth-21, butylene glycol, hexapeptide-9, glycerin, oryza sativa (rice) extract, dipeptide-4, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin,

Water (aqua), polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, isododecane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, steareth-21, butylene glycol, hexapeptide-9, glycerin, oryza sativa (rice) extract, dipeptide-4, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

C Brightening Putty Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Isododecane

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

C Brightening Putty Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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