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The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

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Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

Product category and function

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Liquid 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

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Liquid Poreless 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 Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, glycerin, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, ceresin, squalane, synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, zinc stearate, yeast extract, aluminum hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tin oxide (ci 77861), iron oxides (ci 77491) 13	Water (aqua), dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, phenoxyethanol, disteardimonium hectorite, silica, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, triethoxycaprylylsilane, squalane, butylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin, polydextrose, resveratrol, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499),

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Dimethicone, aqua/water/eau, glycerin, saccharomyces/rice ferment filtrate, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, propanediol, ceresin, squalane, synthetic fluorphlogopite, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, parfum/fragrance, serica (silk powder/poudre de soie), caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, cladosiphon okamuranus extract, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, hydrolyzed silk, sericin, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, distearyldimonium chloride, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, zinc stearate, yeast extract, aluminum hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, dipropylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium citrate, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, isopropyl alcohol, limonene, linalool, citral, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tin oxide (ci 77861), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Water (aqua), dimethicone, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, polymethylsilsesquioxane, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, propylene glycol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, sodium chloride, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, phenoxyethanol, disteardimonium hectorite, silica, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, triethoxycaprylylsilane, squalane, butylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, cyclodextrin, polydextrose, resveratrol, tocopherol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499),

Notable ingredients

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Liquid Poreless 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)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Resveratrol, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, C9-12 alkane, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Liquid Poreless Putty Primer

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent