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Luminous Putty Primer

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The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Product category and function

Luminous 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

Luminous 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

Luminous Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, propylene glycol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, soluble collagen (vegan), dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, silica, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, 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 = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, propylene glycol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, soluble collagen (vegan), dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, silica, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane,

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

Luminous Putty Primer

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Solvent: Water (aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Abrasive: Silica, Tin oxide

Absorbent: Silica

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

Luminous 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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Ceresin

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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