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Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Merle Norman Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Porcelain.

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Product category and function

Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum 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

Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum 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

Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

No. of common ingredients = 0
Octinoxate (7.5%), oxybenzone (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, aluminum oxide, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, gold, palmitoyl hexapeptide-14, peat extract, diglucosyl gallic acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, bis-stearyl dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dextrin palmitate, caprylyl methicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, silica, mica (ci 77019), ethoxydiglycol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, talc, (+-), barium sulfate (ci 77120), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), ultramarines (ci 77007) 15	Water, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, glycerin, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, pentylene glycol, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, butylene glycol, sodium chloride, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isododecane, 1,2-hexanediol, panthenol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, glyceryl caprylate, tribehenin, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disodium edta, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, mica

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Octinoxate (7.5%), oxybenzone (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, aluminum oxide, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, gold, palmitoyl hexapeptide-14, peat extract, diglucosyl gallic acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, bis-stearyl dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dextrin palmitate, caprylyl methicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, silica, mica (ci 77019), ethoxydiglycol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, talc, (+-), barium sulfate (ci 77120), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), ultramarines (ci 77007)

Water, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, glycerin, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, pentylene glycol, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, butylene glycol, sodium chloride, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isododecane, 1,2-hexanediol, panthenol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, glyceryl caprylate, tribehenin, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disodium edta, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, mica

Notable ingredients

Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Sunscreen/UV filter: Oxybenzone (2.0%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone

Abrasive: Silica, Talc

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Methyl trimethicone, Pentylene glycol, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Octinoxate (7.5%)

Also-called: Octinoxate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Oxybenzone (2.0%)

Also-called: Oxybenzone | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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.