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Timeless Smoothing Primer

Product category and function

Priming Serum

Timeless Smoothing 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

Priming Serum

Timeless Smoothing 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Priming Serum

Timeless Smoothing Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, synthetic wax, silica, glycerin, barium sulfate, butylene glycol, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, pentylene glycol, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, hyaluronic acid, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, tromethamine, allantoin, niacinamide, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum/fragrance, magnesium myristate, propylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, boron nitride, ci 77491/iron oxides, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hexyl cinnamal, ci 77492, linalool, actinidia chinensis fruit extract (kiwi fruit extract), moringa oleifera seed extract, rosa centifolia flower extract, limonene, disodium phosphate, citric acid, tocopherol 13	Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydrogenated vegetable oil, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, mica, disteardimonium hectorite, peg-10 dimethicone, ppg-25-laureth-25, silica dimethyl silylate, silica, water/aqua/eau, tocopheryl acetate, parfum/fragrance, trimethylsiloxysilicate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, ascorbyl palmitate, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium cocoyl alaninate, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, citric acid, hydrolyzed collagen, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hydrolyzed elastin, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, rutin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, phaseolus lunatus (green bean) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, carmine (ci 75470)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, synthetic wax, silica, glycerin, barium sulfate, butylene glycol, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, pentylene glycol, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, hyaluronic acid, polysilicone-11, phenoxyethanol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, tromethamine, allantoin, niacinamide, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum/fragrance, magnesium myristate, propylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, boron nitride, ci 77491/iron oxides, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hexyl cinnamal, ci 77492, linalool, actinidia chinensis fruit extract (kiwi fruit extract), moringa oleifera seed extract, rosa centifolia flower extract, limonene, disodium phosphate, citric acid, tocopherol

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydrogenated vegetable oil, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, mica, disteardimonium hectorite, peg-10 dimethicone, ppg-25-laureth-25, silica dimethyl silylate, silica, water/aqua/eau, tocopheryl acetate, parfum/fragrance, trimethylsiloxysilicate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, ascorbyl palmitate, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium cocoyl alaninate, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, citric acid, hydrolyzed collagen, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hydrolyzed elastin, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, rutin, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, phaseolus lunatus (green bean) seed extract, phenoxyethanol, limonene, linalool, citral, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, carmine (ci 75470)

Notable ingredients

Priming Serum

Timeless Smoothing Primer

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Rutin, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Limonene, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Priming Serum

Timeless Smoothing Primer

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Aqua/water/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.

Synthetic wax

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing, Abrasive

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