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Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Primers

Full ingredient list

Water/aqua/eau, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, caprylic/capric triglyceride, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, butylene glycol, cetyl ricinoleate, cetyl alcohol, ascorbyl glucoside, molasses extract/saccharum officinarum/extrait de melasse, algae extract, passiflora edulis seed oil, rosa hybrid flower extract, lycium chinense fruit extract, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyethyl urea, caffeine, hordeum vulgare extract/extrait d'orge, triticum vulgare (wheat) germ extract, lactobacillus ferment, sodium polyaspartate, trehalose, sorbitol, hydrolyzed yeast protein, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, isopropyl isostearate, peg-100 stearate, ppg-15 stearyl ether, caprylyl glycol, hydrogenated polydecene, laureth-8, carbomer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, xanthan gum, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, pentylene glycol, tin oxide, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium citrate, disodium edta, bht, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
C12-20 acid peg-8 ester Surfactant/Cleansing
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Coco-caprylate/caprate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Cetyl ricinoleate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

Ingredients explained

1

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water, 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.

2

C12-20 acid peg-8 ester

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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