PRODUCT REVIEW

MAKE UP FOR EVER Hydra Booster Step 1 Face Primer

Works for:

based on ingredients and %

Moisturizing

Doesn't work for:

based on ingredients and %

Evens skin tone

Can it cause trouble?

Key actives

Dimethicone 1.7% - 2.6%Phenyl trimethicone 3.5% - 5.3%

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Product summary

"MAKE UP FOR EVER - Hydra Booster Step 1 Face Primer" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Humectants (glycerin 1.00% - 1.60%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

Price

The product retails for 62.00A$ in Australia and for 71.00NZ$ in New Zealand.

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What can the product work for?

Works for

Moisturizing

Does not work for

Evens skin tone

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Hydra Booster Step 1 Face Primer

Source: From product name

This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, butylene glycol.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone.

phenyl trimethicone 3.5% - 5.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture

dimethicone 1.7% - 2.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

glycerin 1% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

Step 1 Primers have the most inclusive range of primers to offer 24hr correction for any skin type, any skin tone.

Source: Sephora AU

Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low

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Key Actives

dimethicone 1.7% - 2.6%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

phenyl trimethicone 3.5% - 5.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture

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Potential irritants

alcohol 2% - 3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Antibacterial

Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties

parfum 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

Comodogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

All ingredients

water 40% - 60%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

methyl trimethicone 5% - 7.5%

Irritation risk:

A type of silicone that helps create a silky product finish and dissolve other ingredients

phenyl trimethicone 3.5% - 5.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture

Ingredient list view

Water, Methyl trimethicone, Phenyl trimethicone, Isododecane, Alcohol, Dimethicone, Peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, Vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Disteardimonium hectorite, Parfum, Caprylyl glycol, Propylene carbonate, Lecithin, Sodium benzoate, Sodium chloride, Lepidium meyenii root extract, Maltodextrin, Silica, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Tin oxide, Ci 77163, Titanium dioxide, Iron oxides, Ci 15850

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Key ingredients	dimethicone glycerin +1 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: lactic acid bisabolol +14 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: ascorbyl glucoside palmitoyl tripeptide-1 +15 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: chondrus crispus extract methyl methacrylate crosspolymer +2 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: panthenol caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: panthenol caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: caprylic/capric triglyceride cyclopentasiloxane +3 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: madecassoside niacinamide +10 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate peg-10 dimethicone +1 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: niacinamide caffeine +4 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: cyclopentasiloxane polysilicone-11
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Potential Irritants	ci 15850 Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +6 more	curcuma longa root extract Has skin benefit? polymnia sonchifolia root juice Has skin benefit? +13 more	methyldihydrojasmonate Has skin benefit? potassium sorbate Has skin benefit? +18 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +3 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +11 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +11 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? ci 16035 Has skin benefit? +6 more	sorbitan sesquioleate Has skin benefit? chamomilla recutita flower extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? alcohol denat. Has skin benefit? +9 more	decyl glucoside Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +4 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +1 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? methyl trimethicone Has skin benefit? +27 more	water Has skin benefit? isododecane Has skin benefit? +57 more	water Has skin benefit? methyl trimethicone Has skin benefit? +69 more	water Has skin benefit? methyl trimethicone Has skin benefit? +25 more	water Has skin benefit? shea butter ethyl esters Has skin benefit? +25 more	water Has skin benefit? shea butter ethyl esters Has skin benefit? +26 more	water Has skin benefit? phenyl trimethicone Has skin benefit? +21 more	water Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +49 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +31 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +20 more	water Has skin benefit? adipic acid/neopentyl glycol crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +14 more

PRODUCT REVIEW

MAKE UP FOR EVER Hydra Booster Step 1 Face Primer

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Works for

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Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Evens skin tone

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