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C Brightening Putty Primer

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Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

Product category and function

C Brightening Putty Primer

Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

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

Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

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

Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

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	Avobenzone (3.0%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (3.0%), isododecane, dimethicone, water (aqua), butyloctyl salicylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone crosspolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, niacinamide, glycerin, silica, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, cocos nucifera (coconut) water, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, dipropylene glycol, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium citrate, panthenol, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, nymphaea alba root extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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,

Avobenzone (3.0%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (3.0%), isododecane, dimethicone, water (aqua), butyloctyl salicylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone crosspolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, niacinamide, glycerin, silica, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, cocos nucifera (coconut) water, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, dipropylene glycol, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium citrate, panthenol, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, nelumbo nucifera flower extract, nymphaea alba root extract.

Notable ingredients

C Brightening Putty Primer

Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate (10.0%), Octisalate (5.0%), Octocrylene (3.0%), Avobenzone (3.0%)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

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Ingredients with their functions

C Brightening Putty Primer

Invisible Blurring Primer Spf 30

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.