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Shine Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

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Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow Primer

Product category and function

Shine Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow 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 Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow 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 Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, glyceryl stearate, myristyl myristate, ceteareth-20, xanthan gum, disodium edta, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol 7	Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, caprylic/capric/succinic triglyceride, dicaprylyl carbonate, glyceryl stearate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cetearyl alcohol, tocopherol, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, xanthan gum, lecithin, tin oxide, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, mica, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, cellulose, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water, methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, glyceryl stearate, myristyl myristate, ceteareth-20, xanthan gum, disodium edta, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua/eau), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, caprylic/capric/succinic triglyceride, dicaprylyl carbonate, glyceryl stearate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, cetearyl alcohol, tocopherol, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, xanthan gum, lecithin, tin oxide, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, mica, hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin, cellulose, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Shine Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow Primer

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Shine Stopper Instant Matte Finish With Microsponge Technology

Prime Time® Hydrate & Glow 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.

Methyl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer

Function: Film forming

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

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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