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Sheer Glow Foundation

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The Healthy Foundation

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Sheer Glow Foundation

The Healthy 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

Sheer Glow Foundation

The Healthy 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

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Sheer Glow Foundation

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethylhexanoin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, disteardimonium hectorite, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ascorbyl glucoside, paeonia albiflora root extract, tocopherol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sodium glutamate, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium dehydroacetate, aluminum hydroxide, polysilicone-2, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ethylhexylglycerin, glucosyl hesperidin, benzoic acid, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) 14	Octinoxate (3%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, peg-10 dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate copolymer, film forming, skin conditioning, propanediol, cyclohexasiloxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isodecyl neopentanoate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disteardimonium hectorite, magnesium sulfate, schinziophyton rautanenii kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, ethylene brassylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, silica, sorbitan sesquioleate, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, cellulose gum, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, aluminum hydroxide, retinyl palmitate, rhodiola rosea root extract, sodium hyaluronate, bht, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethylhexanoin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, disteardimonium hectorite, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ascorbyl glucoside, paeonia albiflora root extract, tocopherol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sodium glutamate, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium dehydroacetate, aluminum hydroxide, polysilicone-2, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ethylhexylglycerin, glucosyl hesperidin, benzoic acid, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Octinoxate (3%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, peg-10 dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate copolymer, film forming, skin conditioning, propanediol, cyclohexasiloxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isodecyl neopentanoate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disteardimonium hectorite, magnesium sulfate, schinziophyton rautanenii kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, ethylene brassylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, silica, sorbitan sesquioleate, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, cellulose gum, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, aluminum hydroxide, retinyl palmitate, rhodiola rosea root extract, sodium hyaluronate, bht, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Sheer Glow Foundation

The Healthy Foundation

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octinoxate (3%), Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Bht, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

Sheer Glow Foundation

The Healthy 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.