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Poreless Putty Primer

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Luminizer Primer

Product category and function

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

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

Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, 10	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 = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol,

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

Poreless Putty Primer

Luminizer Primer

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

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

Abrasive: Silica, Talc

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

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.

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.