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C Brightening Putty Primer

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The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Product category and function

C Brightening Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective 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

The Silk Canvas Protective 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

C Brightening Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective 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, 14	Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, glycerin, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, ceresin, squalane, synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, zinc stearate, yeast extract, aluminum hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tin oxide (ci 77861), iron oxides (ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 44

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,

Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, glycerin, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, ceresin, squalane, synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, zinc stearate, yeast extract, aluminum hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tin oxide (ci 77861), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

C Brightening Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isopropyl alcohol

Abrasive: Silica, Tin oxide (ci 77861)

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Ingredients with their functions

C Brightening Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective 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.