Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green versus Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector .
Last updated on October 17, 2023. Published on January 13, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe face primers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain exfoliants
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin
Free From
They both do not contain any common allergens, oils or parabens
What's Inside
They both contain silicones
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Face Primer
A base to help makeup products last longer on the face or to help control shine.
Face Primer
A base to help makeup products last longer on the face or to help control shine.
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Ingredient Info
NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer 29 ingredients
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector 29 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Contains Silicon
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Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Contains Sulfate
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Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Malassezia Safe
This product is free of malassezia feeding ingredients 🎉
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Contains Alcohol
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Contains Silicon
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Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Malassezia Safe
This product is free of malassezia feeding ingredients 🎉
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Not Cruelty Free
This product is not cruelty-free 😥
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NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer 29 ingredients
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector 29 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer 29 ingredients
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector 29 ingredients
Water • Cyclopentasiloxane • Glycerin • Caprylyl Methicone • Dimethicone • Isododecane • Propylene Glycol • Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer • Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone • Magnesium Sulfate • Phenyl Trimethicone • Silica Dimethyl Silylate • Peg-10 Dimethicone • Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate • Disteardimonium Hectorite • Bis-Isobutyl Peg/Ppg-10/7/Dimethicone Copolymer • Trimethylsiloxysilicate • Dimethiconol • Propylene Carbonate • Triethoxycaprylylsilane • Alumina • Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Tocopherol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Phenoxyethanol • CI 77492 • CI 77163 • CI 77288 • CI 77007
Water • Methyl Trimethicone • Phenyl Trimethicone • Isododecane • Alcohol • Butylene Glycol • Glycerin • Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone • Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer • Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer • Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone • Alumina • Panthenol • Disteardimonium Hectorite • Parfum • Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer • Caprylyl Glycol • Propylene Carbonate • Sodium Benzoate • Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate • Ethyl Vanillin • Tin Oxide • Citric Acid • Sodium Citrate • Aluminum Hydroxide • Methicone • Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate • CI 77007 • CI 77492
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 1.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 1.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 3.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 7.
Isododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
Learn more about IsododecaneNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 6.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 4.
We don't have a description for Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer.
NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 8.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 16.
This ingredient is a high molecular weight silicone. It has emulsifying and skin conditioning properties.
NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 9.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 8.
Phenyl Trimethicone is a silicon-based polymer. It is derived from silica.
Phenyl Trimethicone is used as an emollient and prevents products from foaming.
As an emollient, it helps trap moisture in the skin. It is considered an occlusive.
Learn more about Phenyl TrimethiconeNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 11.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 3.
Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 15.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 14.
This ingredient is a solvent. It helps dissolve active ingredients and alter the texture of products.
Propylene Carbonate is commonly used in makeup and with clay, such as montmorillonite or bentonite.
Studies show this ingredient to be safe for cosmetics. When it is undiluted, it can cause skin irritation. (It is always diluted in skincare and makeup). This ingredient is water-soluble.
Propylene Carbonate is created from propylene glycol and carbonic acid.
Learn more about Propylene CarbonateNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 19.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 18.
Alumina is another name for the compound aluminum oxide. It is used as a thickener, absorbent, and abrasive.
As an absorbent, alumina can give a mattifying effect. It is used in mineral sunscreens to help coat nano-sized filters, such as titanium dioxide. By increasing the size of the UV filters, these ingredients stay on the skin for a longer time. By coating small sized ingredients, alumina helps thicken a product.
Alumina may be used as an abrasive, or exfoliant.
Alumina is naturally occurring in the mineral corundum. Certain varieties of corundum create rubies and sapphires. Corundum is also the crystalline form of alumina.
Learn more about AluminaNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 21.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 12.
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate (long name, huh?) is a synthetic antioxidant.
It is used to help stabilize other antioxidants or prevent the color from changing in a product.
As an antioxidant, it helps fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Thus, antioxidants may reduce the signs of aging.
This ingredient is oil-soluble.
Learn more about Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl HydroxyhydrocinnamateNYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 22.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 27.
Ci 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.
Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.
Synthetically created Ci 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.
Learn more about CI 77492NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 26.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 29.
This pigment is called Ultramarine blue lazurite. It gives a saturated blue color, but can be used to create other colors as well.
According to the manufacturer, it is usually made from kaolin, sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, sulfur, and charcoal.
NYX Cosmetics Color Correcting Primer Green contains this as ingredient number 29.
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector contains this as ingredient number 28.
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