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Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
All Hours Foundation SPF 30

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Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

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Product category and function

All Hours Foundation SPF 30

Always On Skin Balancing 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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Ingredient highlights

All Hours Foundation SPF 30

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

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

Full ingredient list

All Hours Foundation SPF 30

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, dimethicone, isododecane, alcohol denat., trimethylsiloxysilicate, butylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, synthetic fluorphlogopite, perlite, disteardimonium hectorite, nylon-12, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, diisopropyl sebacate, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, magnesium sulfate, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, aluminum hydroxide, dipentaerythrityl tetrahydroxystearate/tetraisostearate, silica silylate, glycerin, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydrogen dimethicone, silica, bht, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, benzyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, phenethyl alcohol, linalool, sodium carrageenan, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, jania rubens extract, parfum/fragrance 14	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, methyl trimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, magnesium sulfate, silica, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium hyaluronate, salicornia herbacea extract, tocopheryl acetate, saccharide isomerate, laminaria saccharina extract, polysilicone-11, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, betaine, pullulan, polyglutamic acid, dipropylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, jania rubens extract, sodium carrageenan, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethyl citrate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, xanthan gum, silica dimethicone silylate, laureth-7, alumina, bht, sodium citrate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 36

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Aqua/water, dimethicone, isododecane, alcohol denat., trimethylsiloxysilicate, butylene glycol, peg-10 dimethicone, synthetic fluorphlogopite, perlite, disteardimonium hectorite, nylon-12, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, diisopropyl sebacate, bis-peg/ppg-14/14 dimethicone, magnesium sulfate, phenoxyethanol, disodium stearoyl glutamate, aluminum hydroxide, dipentaerythrityl tetrahydroxystearate/tetraisostearate, silica silylate, glycerin, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydrogen dimethicone, silica, bht, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, benzyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, phenethyl alcohol, linalool, sodium carrageenan, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, jania rubens extract, parfum/fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, methyl trimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, butylene glycol, glycerin, magnesium sulfate, silica, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium hyaluronate, salicornia herbacea extract, tocopheryl acetate, saccharide isomerate, laminaria saccharina extract, polysilicone-11, polymethylsilsesquioxane, glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, betaine, pullulan, polyglutamic acid, dipropylene glycol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, jania rubens extract, sodium carrageenan, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethyl citrate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, xanthan gum, silica dimethicone silylate, laureth-7, alumina, bht, sodium citrate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

All Hours Foundation SPF 30

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Alcohol denat, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Diisopropyl sebacate, Glycerin, Isododecane

Abrasive: Silica

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Methyl trimethicone, Triethyl citrate

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Ingredients with their functions

All Hours Foundation SPF 30

Always On Skin Balancing Foundation

Aqua/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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Isododecane

Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

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