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Neutrogena
Shine Control Mattifying Primer

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Product category and function

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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

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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

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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 8	Ethylhexyl palmitate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, mica, talc, synthetic wax, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, microcrystalline wax/cire microcristalline, silica, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/stearyl acrylate/dimethicone methacrylate copolymer, fragrance/parfum, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, diisostearyl malate, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), silica dimethyl silylate, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

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

Ethylhexyl palmitate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, mica, talc, synthetic wax, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, microcrystalline wax/cire microcristalline, silica, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/stearyl acrylate/dimethicone methacrylate copolymer, fragrance/parfum, dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, diisostearyl malate, iron oxides (ci 77491), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), silica dimethyl silylate, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Notable ingredients

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Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide

Antioxidant: Oryza sativa (rice) seed protein

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone, Isododecane

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Solvent: Cyclopentasiloxane, Hexylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

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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.