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Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

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PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Product category and function

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

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

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

No. of common ingredients = 0
Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, silica, isononyl isononanoate, isododecane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, lauroyl lysine, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, methicone, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, water/aqua/eau, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499) 6	Water (aqua), polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, isododecane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, steareth-21, butylene glycol, hexapeptide-9, glycerin, oryza sativa (rice) extract, dipeptide-4, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, silica, isononyl isononanoate, isododecane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, lauroyl lysine, tocopheryl acetate, ethylhexylglycerin, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, methicone, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, water/aqua/eau, coconut acid, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499)

Water (aqua), polysilicone-11, cyclopentasiloxane, isododecane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone, steareth-21, butylene glycol, hexapeptide-9, glycerin, oryza sativa (rice) extract, dipeptide-4, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Notable ingredients

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Stearyl glycyrrhetinate

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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

Abrasive: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

Absorbent: Oryza sativa (rice) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Photo Finish Pore Minimizing Primer

PhotoBlur Instant Wrinkle & Pore Smoother

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer

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

Water (aqua)

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.

Polysilicone-11

Function: Film forming

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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