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Sheer Glow Foundation

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Face Tape Foundation

Sheer Glow 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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Face Tape Foundation

Sheer Glow Foundation

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

Face Tape Foundation

Sheer Glow Foundation

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, butylene glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, caprylyl methicone, glycerin, peg-10 dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, cyclomethicone, sorbitan isostearate, sodium chloride, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, triethyl citrate, disteardimonium hectorite, aluminum hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, triethoxycaprylylsilane, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, amyl cinnamal, linalool, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, 1,2-hexanediol, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, (+/-) iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide/ci 77891 11	Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethylhexanoin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, disteardimonium hectorite, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ascorbyl glucoside, paeonia albiflora root extract, tocopherol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sodium glutamate, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium dehydroacetate, aluminum hydroxide, polysilicone-2, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ethylhexylglycerin, glucosyl hesperidin, benzoic acid, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, 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 = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water/aqua/eau, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, phenyl trimethicone, butylene glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, caprylyl methicone, glycerin, peg-10 dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, cyclomethicone, sorbitan isostearate, sodium chloride, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, triethyl citrate, disteardimonium hectorite, aluminum hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone crosspolymer, triethoxycaprylylsilane, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol, amyl cinnamal, linalool, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, 1,2-hexanediol, tremella fuciformis (mushroom) extract, hyaluronic acid, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, (+/-) iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Cyclopentasiloxane, water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethylhexanoin, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, disteardimonium hectorite, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ascorbyl glucoside, paeonia albiflora root extract, tocopherol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sodium glutamate, 1-methylhydantoin-2-imide, sodium dehydroacetate, aluminum hydroxide, polysilicone-2, triethoxycaprylylsilane, ethylhexylglycerin, glucosyl hesperidin, benzoic acid, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Face Tape Foundation

Sheer Glow Foundation

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Limonene, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Chelating: Disodium edta

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Face Tape Foundation

Sheer Glow 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.

Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer

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.