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Luminous Putty Primer

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Matte Face Primer

Product category and function

Luminous Putty Primer

Matte Face 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

Matte Face 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

Luminous Putty Primer

Matte Face 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, 8	Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 80, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, mica, dimethiconol, water, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, tin oxide, ascorbyl palmitate, salicylic acid, bioflavonoids, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, hedera helix (ivy) extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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,

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 80, ppg-26-buteth-26, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, mica, dimethiconol, water, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, tin oxide, ascorbyl palmitate, salicylic acid, bioflavonoids, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, hedera helix (ivy) extract

Notable ingredients

Luminous Putty Primer

Matte Face Primer

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

Abrasive: Silica, Tin oxide

Absorbent: Silica

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Allantoin, Bioflavonoids, Hedera helix (ivy) extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Luminous Putty Primer

Matte Face 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.