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The Ordinary Serum Foundation

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The Ordinary

Serum Foundation

Category: Foundations

✕ 1 ingredient(s) of concern

Shades (36): 1.0 N - Very Fair, 1.0 NS - Very Fair, 1.0 P - Very Fair, 1.1 N - Fair, 1.1 P - Fair, 1.2 N - Light, 1.2 P - Light, 1.2 Y - Light, 1.2 YG - Light, 2.0 N - Light Medium, 2.0 P - Light Medium, 2.0 YG - Light Medium, 2.1 P - Medium, 2.1 Y - Medium, 2.2 P - Medium, 2.2 Y - Medium, 2.3 N - Medium, 2.3 P - Medium, 2.3 Y - Medium, 3.0 N - Medium Dark, 3.0 P - Medium Dark, 3.0 R - Medium Dark, 3.0 Y - Medium Dark, 3.1 R - Dark, 3.1 Y - Dark, 3.2 N - Deep, 3.2 R - Deep, 3.2 Y - Deep, 3.3 R - Deep, 3.3 Y - Deep, 3.4 R - Deep, 3.4 Y - Deep, 4.0 R - Very Deep, 4.0 Y - Very Deep, 4.1 N - Very Deep, 4.1 R - Very Deep

Ingredients shown are for the pictured shade; other shades may differ slightly in pigments.

Ingredients of concern

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Ingredients (as listed)

Cyclopentasiloxane, Aqua/Water/Eau, Caprylyl Methicone, Coconut Alkanes, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Coco Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Alumina, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin. May Contain [+/-]: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Tin Oxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane

Ingredient source: The Ordinary official product page

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