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Clean Slate Primer

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Poreless Putty Primer

Product category and function

Clean Slate Primer

Poreless Putty 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

Clean Slate Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

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

Full ingredient list

Clean Slate Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl ethylhexanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, isododecane, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated castor oil isostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, kaolin, sodium citrate, tocopherol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492) 10	Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol,

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, silica, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, cetyl ethylhexanoate, 1,2-hexanediol, trimethylsiloxysilicate, isododecane, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, magnesium sulfate, glyceryl caprylate, hydrogenated castor oil isostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, aluminum hydroxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, kaolin, sodium citrate, tocopherol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492)

Water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, ceresin, dimethicone, glycerin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, propylene glycol, peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, sodium chloride, camellia sinensis leaf extract, squalane, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, silica, triethoxycaprylylsilane, talc, butylene glycol, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol,

Notable ingredients

Clean Slate Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol, Isododecane

Abrasive: Silica, Kaolin

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

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

Abrasive: Silica, Talc

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Ingredients with their functions

Clean Slate Primer

Poreless Putty Primer

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Ceresin

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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