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Neutrogena
Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

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Product category and function

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Always On Skin Balancing 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

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Always On Skin Balancing 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

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 14	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, methyl trimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, magnesium sulfate, silica, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium hyaluronate, salicornia herbacea extract, tocopheryl acetate, saccharide isomerate, laminaria saccharina extract, polysilicone-11, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, betaine, pullulan, polyglutamic acid, dipropylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, jania rubens extract, sodium carrageenan, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethyl citrate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, xanthan gum, silica dimethicone silylate, laureth-7, alumina, bht, sodium citrate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, 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 = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, methyl trimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, magnesium sulfate, silica, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium hyaluronate, salicornia herbacea extract, tocopheryl acetate, saccharide isomerate, laminaria saccharina extract, polysilicone-11, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, betaine, pullulan, polyglutamic acid, dipropylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, jania rubens extract, sodium carrageenan, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethyl citrate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, xanthan gum, silica dimethicone silylate, laureth-7, alumina, bht, sodium citrate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Soothing: Panthenol

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Methyl trimethicone, Triethyl citrate

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Ingredients with their functions

Healthy Skin Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Water

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 dicaprylate/dicaprate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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