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Neutrogena
Shine Control Mattifying Primer

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Poreless Putty Primer

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Product category and function

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Poreless Putty 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

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Poreless Putty 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

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, dimethicone, methyl trimethicone, silica, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, nylon-12, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, oryza sativa (rice) seed protein, sodium chloride, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, fragrance, silica silylate, disodium edta, sorbic acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, titanium dioxide, mica, chromium hydroxide green, ferric ferrocyanide 10	Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol,

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, dimethicone, methyl trimethicone, silica, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, nylon-12, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, oryza sativa (rice) seed protein, sodium chloride, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, fragrance, silica silylate, disodium edta, sorbic acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, titanium dioxide, mica, chromium hydroxide green, ferric ferrocyanide

Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol,

Notable ingredients

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Antioxidant: Oryza sativa (rice) seed protein

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone, Isododecane

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Abrasive: Silica, Talc

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Ingredients with their functions

Shine Control Mattifying Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Methyl trimethicone

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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