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The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

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Clean Slate Primer

Product category and function

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Clean Slate 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

Clean Slate 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Clean Slate 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) 15	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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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/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)

Notable ingredients

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Clean Slate 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)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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

Abrasive: Silica, Kaolin

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Ingredients with their functions

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

Clean Slate 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