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Stila - One Step Correct Kitten Skin Tone Correcting & Brightening Primer
Price: $25.2
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Harnessing the power of three botanical extracts to moisturise, comfort and care for skin while allowing it to breathe, (you won’t find any clogged pores here!
dimethicone
2% -
2.4%
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
cyclopentasiloxane
6.7% -
8.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
ethylhexyl palmitate
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Harnessing the power of three botanical extracts to moisturise, comfort and care for skin while allowing it to breathe, (you wont find any clogged pores here!
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
), this lightweight primer includes SPF, blends easily and envelopes skin to blur the look of pores and fine lines.
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Insufficient!
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
The impeccable, ceramic-like finish won’t interfere with the finish of later products, and its soft beige undertone will neutralise uneven tone and redness.
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
18/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
3.5% -
4.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
Octinoxate. When used in higher concentrations, works as a sunscreen protecting the skin from UVB rays. When used in lower concentration, helps to preserve the product formulation. Is shown to be harmful to coral reefs - consider avoiding bathing in coral reef areas when wearing a product with this ingredient. It can be irritating
alcohol
0.35% -
0.65%
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-inflammatory
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Potential irritants
ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
3.5% -
4.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
Octinoxate. When used in higher concentrations, works as a sunscreen protecting the skin from UVB rays. When used in lower concentration, helps to preserve the product formulation. Is shown to be harmful to coral reefs - consider avoiding bathing in coral reef areas when wearing a product with this ingredient. It can be irritating
alcohol
0.35% -
0.65%
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
All ingredients
cyclopentasiloxane
6.7% -
8.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Moisturizing
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Talc, Zinc oxide, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Methyl trimethicone, Dimethicone, Dipropylene glycol, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Titanium dioxide, Propylene glycol dicaprylate, Titanium dioxide, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sorbitan isostearate, Sorbitol, Peg/ppg-19/19 dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrated silica, Aluminum hydroxide, Hydrogenated lecithin, Mica, Disodium edta, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Zinc oxide, Tin oxide, Butylene glycol, Bht, Alcohol, Benzoic acid, Tocopherol, Citrus unshiu peel extract, Prunus armeniaca kernel extract, Citrus limon fruit extract, Unknown
Sources
- A review of inorganic UV filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
- Risk assessment of zinc oxide, a cosmetic ingredient used as a UV filter of sunscreens
- Characterization of the UVA protection provided by avobenzone, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide in broad-spectrum sunscreen products
- Ultraviolet Protection Properties of Commercial Sunscreens and Sunscreens Containing Zno Nanorods
- ZnO nanoparticles and organic chemical UV-filters are equally well tolerated by human immune cells
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications