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Matte Putty Primer

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Shine Control Mattifying Primer

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Product category and function

Matte Putty Primer

Shine Control Mattifying 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

Matte Putty Primer

Shine Control Mattifying 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

Matte Putty Primer

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycerin, paraffin, silica, capryloyl glycine, trimethylsiloxysilicate, lauryl peg-10, propylene glycol, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, aminomethyl propanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, hydrogenated polyisobutene, triethoxycaprylylsilane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, kaolin, charcoal, 9	Water, dimethicone, methyl trimethicone, silica, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, nylon-12, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, oryza sativa (rice) seed protein, sodium chloride, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, fragrance, silica silylate, disodium edta, sorbic acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, titanium dioxide, mica, chromium hydroxide green, ferric ferrocyanide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (aqua), dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycerin, paraffin, silica, capryloyl glycine, trimethylsiloxysilicate, lauryl peg-10, propylene glycol, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, aminomethyl propanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, hydrogenated polyisobutene, triethoxycaprylylsilane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, kaolin, charcoal,

Water, dimethicone, methyl trimethicone, silica, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, nylon-12, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, oryza sativa (rice) seed protein, sodium chloride, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, fragrance, silica silylate, disodium edta, sorbic acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, titanium dioxide, mica, chromium hydroxide green, ferric ferrocyanide

Notable ingredients

Matte Putty Primer

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Abrasive: Silica, Kaolin

Absorbent: Silica, Kaolin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Antioxidant: Oryza sativa (rice) seed protein

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Matte Putty Primer

Shine Control Mattifying 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.

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

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