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Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

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Luminizer Primer

Product category and function

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer 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

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer 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

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, phenoxyethanol, disteardimonium hectorite, silica, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, triethoxycaprylylsilane, squalane, butylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin, polydextrose, resveratrol, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), 12	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water (aqua), dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, phenoxyethanol, disteardimonium hectorite, silica, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, triethoxycaprylylsilane, squalane, butylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin, polydextrose, resveratrol, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499),

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

Notable ingredients

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer Primer

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Resveratrol, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, C9-12 alkane, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate, Propylene glycol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer 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.

Hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer

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