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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

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The Healthy Foundation

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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

The Healthy 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

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

The Healthy 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

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

The Healthy Foundation

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) 15	Octinoxate (3%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, peg-10 dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate copolymer, film forming, skin conditioning, propanediol, cyclohexasiloxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isodecyl neopentanoate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disteardimonium hectorite, magnesium sulfate, schinziophyton rautanenii kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, ethylene brassylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, silica, sorbitan sesquioleate, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, cellulose gum, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, aluminum hydroxide, retinyl palmitate, rhodiola rosea root extract, sodium hyaluronate, bht, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 40

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)

Octinoxate (3%), water, cyclopentasiloxane, peg-10 dimethicone, isododecane, butylene glycol, acrylates/polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate copolymer, film forming, skin conditioning, propanediol, cyclohexasiloxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, isodecyl neopentanoate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disteardimonium hectorite, magnesium sulfate, schinziophyton rautanenii kernel oil, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, ethylene brassylate, dimethicone/bis-isobutyl ppg-20 crosspolymer, silica, sorbitan sesquioleate, evodia rutaecarpa fruit extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, cellulose gum, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tocopheryl acetate, aluminum hydroxide, retinyl palmitate, rhodiola rosea root extract, sodium hyaluronate, bht, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

The Healthy Foundation

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: Octinoxate (3%), Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Bht, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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Ingredients with their functions

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

The Healthy Foundation

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.