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Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

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Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Photo Finish Illuminate Glow 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

Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Photo Finish Illuminate Glow 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

Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, sodium pca, whey protein/lactis protein/proteine du petit-lait, glycine soja (soybean) protein, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl glucosamine, lactobacillus ferment, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, chlorella vulgaris extract, algae extract, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, hydrolyzed rice extract, laminaria digitata extract, glucose, artemia extract, sucrose, peg-8, xanthan gum, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, calcium chloride, glyceryl polymethacrylate, sodium hydroxide, propanediol, bht, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, silica, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77492), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), carmine (ci 75470) 19	Water/aqua/eau, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl ricinoleate, cetyl alcohol, ascorbyl glucoside, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, algae extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, rosa hybrid flower extract, lycium chinense fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethyl urea, caffeine, hordeum vulgare extract/extrait d'orge, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, lactobacillus ferment, sodium polyaspartate, trehalose, sorbitol, hydrolyzed yeast protein, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, isopropyl isostearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated polydecene, laureth-8, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, xanthan gum, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, pentylene glycol, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium edta, bht, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 56

Water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, sodium pca, whey protein/lactis protein/proteine du petit-lait, glycine soja (soybean) protein, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl glucosamine, lactobacillus ferment, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, chlorella vulgaris extract, algae extract, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, hydrolyzed rice extract, laminaria digitata extract, glucose, artemia extract, sucrose, peg-8, xanthan gum, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, calcium chloride, glyceryl polymethacrylate, sodium hydroxide, propanediol, bht, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, silica, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, chlorphenesin, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77492), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), carmine (ci 75470)

Water/aqua/eau, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl ricinoleate, cetyl alcohol, ascorbyl glucoside, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, algae extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, rosa hybrid flower extract, lycium chinense fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethyl urea, caffeine, hordeum vulgare extract/extrait d'orge, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, lactobacillus ferment, sodium polyaspartate, trehalose, sorbitol, hydrolyzed yeast protein, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, isopropyl isostearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated polydecene, laureth-8, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, xanthan gum, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, pentylene glycol, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium edta, bht, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Sucrose, Lactobacillus ferment

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, Lactobacillus ferment

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Ingredients with their functions

Futurist Peptide Power Serum Primer

Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent