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Giorgio Armani Beauty
Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

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C Brightening Putty Primer

Product category and function

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

C Brightening Putty 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 Silk Hydrating Primer

C Brightening Putty 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 Silk Hydrating Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, sodium chloride, caprylic(capric triglyceride), tribehenin, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, disteardimonium hectorite, ethylhexylglycerin, ethyl menthane carboxamide, propylene glycol, propylene carbonate, dipropylene glycol, tin oxide, rosa gallica flower extract, sorbitol, ci 19140(yellow 5), ci 14700(red 4), tocopherol 10	Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin,

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Aqua/water, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, sodium chloride, caprylic(capric triglyceride), tribehenin, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, disteardimonium hectorite, ethylhexylglycerin, ethyl menthane carboxamide, propylene glycol, propylene carbonate, dipropylene glycol, tin oxide, rosa gallica flower extract, sorbitol, ci 19140(yellow 5), ci 14700(red 4), tocopherol

Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin,

Notable ingredients

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate, Propylene glycol, Isododecane

Abrasive: Tin oxide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

Aqua/water

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.

Glycerin

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