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C Brightening Putty Primer

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Giorgio Armani Beauty
Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

Product category and function

C Brightening Putty Primer

Luminous Silk Hydrating 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

C Brightening Putty Primer

Luminous Silk Hydrating 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

C Brightening Putty Primer

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

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, 10	Aqua/water, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, sodium chloride, caprylic(capric triglyceride), tribehenin, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, disteardimonium hectorite, ethylhexylglycerin, ethyl menthane carboxamide, propylene glycol, propylene carbonate, dipropylene glycol, tin oxide, rosa gallica flower extract, sorbitol, ci 19140(yellow 5), ci 14700(red 4), tocopherol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 28

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,

Aqua/water, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, sodium chloride, caprylic(capric triglyceride), tribehenin, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, disteardimonium hectorite, ethylhexylglycerin, ethyl menthane carboxamide, propylene glycol, propylene carbonate, dipropylene glycol, tin oxide, rosa gallica flower extract, sorbitol, ci 19140(yellow 5), ci 14700(red 4), tocopherol

Notable ingredients

C Brightening Putty Primer

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate, Propylene glycol, Isododecane

Abrasive: Tin oxide

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Ingredients with their functions

C Brightening Putty Primer

Luminous Silk Hydrating 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.

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.