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The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

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C Brightening Putty Primer

Product category and function

The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

C Brightening 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

The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

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

Full ingredient list

The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, glycerin, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, silica, trimethylsiloxysilicate, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, zinc stearate, yeast extract, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, dipropylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, aluminum hydroxide, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491), tin oxide (ci 77861) 14	Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin,

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, glycerin, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, silica, trimethylsiloxysilicate, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, zinc stearate, yeast extract, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, dipropylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, aluminum hydroxide, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77491), tin oxide (ci 77861)

Water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, glycerin, paraffin, ceresin, hydrogenated polyisobutene, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, sodium chloride, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, niacinamide, zinc pca, tocopherol, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, synthetic fluorphlogopite, phenoxyethanol, dimethiconecrosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, silica, tin oxide, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, kaolin,

Notable ingredients

The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol, Isopropyl alcohol

Abrasive: Silica, Tin oxide (ci 77861)

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

The Liquid Silk Canvas Protective Primer

C Brightening Putty Primer

Saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate

Function: Skin conditioning

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.

Aqua/water/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.