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Superbalanced Makeup

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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Superbalanced Makeup

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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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Superbalanced Makeup

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

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Superbalanced Makeup

No. of common ingredients = 0
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) 17	Dimethicone, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, methyl trimethicone, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, isohexadecane, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, polysilicone-11, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed soy protein, tocopheryl acetate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, coconut acid, caffeine, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isostearyl neopentanoate, lecithin, laureth-7, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, sodium chloride, alumina, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, (+-) mica, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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)

Dimethicone, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, methyl trimethicone, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, isohexadecane, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, polysilicone-11, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed soy protein, tocopheryl acetate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, coconut acid, caffeine, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, isostearyl neopentanoate, lecithin, laureth-7, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, sodium chloride, alumina, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, (+-) mica, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Superbalanced Makeup

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

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone, Propylene carbonate, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Superbalanced Makeup

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Trimethylsiloxysilicate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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