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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer versus Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer .

Last updated on November 17, 2023. Published on December 21, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face primers. They have a total of 22 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain silicones

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Face Primer Australian Brand Australia
Face Primer Australian Brand Australia

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.

Price

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema
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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Dimethicone is a silicone used for making products smooth and silky. It also has the added benefit of sealing in hydration. The amount of dimethicone found in beauty products is considered safe and non-comedogenic, meaning it won't clog pores.

Dimethicone has been found increase absorption in skin, boosting the benefits of other ingredients. While there is concern for the safety of dimethicone, the levels used in skincare are safe for use.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 1.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 1.

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What it does: Emollient, Solvent
Community Rating: Disliked

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.

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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 2.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 2.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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!

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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 3.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 3.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Trisiloxane is a type of silicone.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 4.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 4.

5
What it does: Emulsifying

Peg/Ppg-19/19 Dimethicone is a type of silicone.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 5.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 5.

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What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Isodecyl Neopentanoate.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 6.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 7.

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What it does: Solvent
Community Rating: Disliked

This synthetic solvent is more commonly known as 'hemi-squalane'. This is due to it having a similar composition of bonded hydrogen and carbon as squalane.

C13-16 Isoparaffin is a solvent, texture enhancer, and emollient.

Solvents help other ingredients dissolve in a product. It adds a 'silky' texture to products and is thus considered a silicone alternative.

According to Deciem, this ingredient is easily absorbed into hair and skin due to its low molecular weight.

This ingredient feeds fungal-acne due to its 13-16 carbon chain.

Learn more about C13-16 Isoparaffin

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 7.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 6.

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What it does: Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Silica Silylate is a siloxane polymer, meaning it is made up of silicon and oxygen atoms. It is not soluble in water.

This ingredient is a white powder with oil-absorbing, emollient, and anticaking properties.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 8.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 8.

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What it does: Solvent

C10-13 Isoparaffin isn't fungal acne safe. It can be bad for oily skin.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 9.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 10.

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What it does: Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a silicone created by modifying dimethicone with hydrocarbon side chains. Due to its large size, it does not penetrate skin. It is considered non-occlusive.

Dimethicone Crosspolymer is used to stabilize and thicken products. It also helps give products a silky feel.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 10.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 9.

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What it does: Abrasive, Absorbent
Community Rating: Disliked

Silica is a mineral naturally found in our skin. It helps to thicken and smooth the texture of a product. It also acts as an agent for other ingredients by increasing the absorption of other ingredients into the skin.

Silica is often used for absorption and can help reduce shine when products are applied. Silica occurs in naturally in materials like clay and sandstone, and it can also be produced synthetically.

Silica is present naturally within the skin during collagen production and when reducing inflammation.

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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 12.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 11.

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What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

Learn more about Tocopherol

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 13.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 18.

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What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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.

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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 14.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 13.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

We don't have a description for Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 15.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 14.

15
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Methicone is a type of silicone.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 16.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 16.

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is made up of calcium, aluminum, and silicates. It is a glass-like material. In cosmetics, it comes in the form of flakes or microspheres.

Calcium aluminum borosilicate is a bulking agent, meaning it helps thicken a product.

This ingredient is created by slowly mixing several minerals, including kaolin clay.

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Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 17.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 17.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicone used to bind and stabilize ingredients.

As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This can help elongate the shelf life of products.

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is often used to coat mineral sunscreens ingredients to help give a better feel. It also helps reduce oxidative stress in sunscreens.

Learn more about Triethoxycaprylylsilane

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 18.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 15.

18
What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 19.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 19.

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What it does: Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.

It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.

Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.

This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.

Learn more about Caprylyl Glycol

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 20.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 20.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

In products that are water-based, this ingredient can help stabilize perfumes and fragrances. It can also help make the texture of products softer and more smooth.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 21.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 21.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Disliked

Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.

It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.

Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.

Learn more about CI 77891

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 22.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 22.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer contains this as ingredient number 23.

Revlon Photoready Pore Reducing Primer contains this as ingredient number 23.

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17% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
42% are disliked or very disliked
29% have no rating yet
18% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
45% are disliked or very disliked
23% have no rating yet

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