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Aqua Balance Makeup L10

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Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

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Aqua Balance Makeup L10

Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

Liquid/Creamy Foundations	Liquid/Creamy Foundations
Liquid and cream formulas for smooth and customizable coverage.	Liquid and cream formulas for smooth and customizable coverage.
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Ingredient highlights

Aqua Balance Makeup L10

Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

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

Aqua Balance Makeup L10

Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

No. of common ingredients = 0
Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica (ci 77019), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), dimethicone, isoeicosane, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, polymethyl methacrylate, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene glycol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, laminaria saccharina extract, arctium majus root extract, nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, lecithin, isostearyl neopentanoate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, laureth-7, disodium stearoyl glutamate, arginine, leucine, lysine, cysteine, tyrosine, valine, hdi/ppg/polycaprolactone crosspolymer, hydrated silica, aluminum hydroxide, silica, maltodextrin, alcohol denat., sodium chloride, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben 13	Methyl trimethicone, water aqua eau, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, silica, peg-10 dimethicone, butylene glycol, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, hexyldecanol, laminaria saccharina extract, lavandula hybrida oil, glycine soja (soybean) protein, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, silybum marianum fruit extract, sigesbeckia orientalis (st. paul's wort) extract, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, trehalose, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, caffeine, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, methicone, magnesium aluminum silicate, disteardimonium hectorite, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, xanthan gum, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, lecithin, linalool, linalyl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, bht, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica (ci 77019), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), dimethicone, isoeicosane, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, polymethyl methacrylate, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene glycol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, laminaria saccharina extract, arctium majus root extract, nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, lecithin, isostearyl neopentanoate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, laureth-7, disodium stearoyl glutamate, arginine, leucine, lysine, cysteine, tyrosine, valine, hdi/ppg/polycaprolactone crosspolymer, hydrated silica, aluminum hydroxide, silica, maltodextrin, alcohol denat., sodium chloride, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben

Methyl trimethicone, water aqua eau, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, silica, peg-10 dimethicone, butylene glycol, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, hexyldecanol, laminaria saccharina extract, lavandula hybrida oil, glycine soja (soybean) protein, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, silybum marianum fruit extract, sigesbeckia orientalis (st. paul's wort) extract, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, trehalose, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, caffeine, cholesterol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, methicone, magnesium aluminum silicate, disteardimonium hectorite, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, xanthan gum, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, lecithin, linalool, linalyl acetate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, bht, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

Aqua Balance Makeup L10

Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Cysteine, Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Bht, Caffeine, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Methyl trimethicone

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Ingredients with their functions

Aqua Balance Makeup L10

Architecture Soft Matte Blurring Foundation

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

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.