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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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Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cyclopentasiloxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, acetamidoethoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, glycerin, squalane, polysilicone-31, isononyl isononanoate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylyl methicone, cyclohexasiloxane, polypropylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, tropolone, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, podocarpus elatus fruit extract, pleiogynium timoriense fruit extract, dimethicone, propylene carbonate, quaternium-90 bentonite, polyhydroxystearic acid, sodium chloride, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, magnesium sulfate, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, cyclotetrasiloxane, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499). 15	Octinoxate (7.5%), oxybenzone (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, aluminum oxide, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, gold, palmitoyl hexapeptide-14, peat extract, diglucosyl gallic acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, bis-stearyl dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dextrin palmitate, caprylyl methicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, silica, mica (ci 77019), ethoxydiglycol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, talc, (+-), barium sulfate (ci 77120), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), ultramarines (ci 77007)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Water, cyclopentasiloxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, acetamidoethoxyethanol, butylene glycol, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, glycerin, squalane, polysilicone-31, isononyl isononanoate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, caprylyl methicone, cyclohexasiloxane, polypropylsilsesquioxane, trimethylsiloxysilicate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, tropolone, kappaphycus alvarezii extract, caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, podocarpus elatus fruit extract, pleiogynium timoriense fruit extract, dimethicone, propylene carbonate, quaternium-90 bentonite, polyhydroxystearic acid, sodium chloride, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, magnesium sulfate, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, cyclotetrasiloxane, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, polysorbate 20, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499).

Octinoxate (7.5%), oxybenzone (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenyl trimethicone, methyl trimethicone, aluminum oxide, lauryl peg-10 tris(trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, gold, palmitoyl hexapeptide-14, peat extract, diglucosyl gallic acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, triethoxycaprylylsilane, bis-stearyl dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dextrin palmitate, caprylyl methicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, silica, mica (ci 77019), ethoxydiglycol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, potassium sorbate, talc, (+-), barium sulfate (ci 77120), bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), ultramarines (ci 77007)

Notable ingredients

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Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Oxybenzone (2.0%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone

Abrasive: Silica, Talc

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Ingredients with their functions

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Timeless Illuminating Makeup Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Water

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.

Triethoxycaprylylsilane

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