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24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

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Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Product category and function

24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face 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

24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face 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

24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed pea protein, asparagopsis armata extract, gold, ascophyllum nodosum extract, copper lysinate/prolinate, methylglucoside phosphate, glycerin, sorbitol, methyl gluceth-20, polyquaternium-7, polysorbate 20, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, fragrance (parfum) 7	Water/eau, isododecane, dimethicone, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, butylene glycol, decyl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, alumina, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water/aqua/eau, propanediol, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed pea protein, asparagopsis armata extract, gold, ascophyllum nodosum extract, copper lysinate/prolinate, methylglucoside phosphate, glycerin, sorbitol, methyl gluceth-20, polyquaternium-7, polysorbate 20, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, fragrance (parfum)

Water/eau, isododecane, dimethicone, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, butylene glycol, decyl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, triethanolamine, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, alumina, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7

Notable ingredients

24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face Primer

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Skin brightening: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Antioxidant: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Solvent: Water/eau, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Hexylene glycol, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

24 K Gold Firming Foundation Primer

Photo Focus Matte Face 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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract

Function: Skin protecting

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