Is Your Foundation Water, Silicone or Oil Based - and Why It Matters!

We choose foundations and primers based on recommendations from bloggers and friends without really thinking about what's actually in it. It is actually very useful to know what ingredients are in your foundation in order for it to work for your specific needs.

There are three types of ingredients at the base of liquid foundations - water, silicone and oil. Each one has a specific skin type that it is best suited for and can also guide skincare product choices and other makeup products like primers.

In this video, I talk about these 3 foundation bases and some examples of common brands you may be using.

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[Trudence]

This is valuable information Margaret! I have been frustrated about the performance of some of my foundations and now I can see that they were probably influenced by the type of primer I used. I wish makeup companies would simply label foundations and primers with their base as oil, silicone or water to make it easy for us. Then we would be more satisfied with their products which would improve their sales. Win, win for everyone!

[YogaCheryl]

You've got it *almost* right. It's so confusing, but science saves the day. 😅You can typically use silicone based foundation on top of water based primers but not the other way around. Your skin care is often an emulsion of oil in water and will somewhat soak into the skin rather than sit on top. So your water based gripping primers act the same.

The pilling actually happens when you put a water based foundation OVER a silicone based primer. Because the silicone forms a barrier and it causes the water based products to sit on top.

[susanbanton]

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[midcatmn]

This is so interesting. I've never thought about this before. But it explains why some blush doesn't sit well on different foundations. Thanks, again for your great content.

[pampower]

Great video Margaret. I just realized this myself. The list of foundations will be so helpful. Now for the Primers~~we will have to determine those before we buy!!

[asurf]

Very helpful! I’ve been trying diff foundations out with certain primers, & I’m constantly searching online for what base they are. I’ve ran into a lot of Sephora & Ulta employees at diff locations that DON’T Know this! & say you can wear any type foundation w/any primer. & some don’t know to look for silicone even tho water is 1st ingredient.

[mkylfem]

This makes so much sense, yet never thought of. Thanks!

[elaineshropshire]

Hi Margaret, I never thought about that, interesting information I will certainly look now on the labels 🥰

[grace.glamzz]

thank you for sharing this information!! Sooo helpful! 😁

[mytube]

Thank you so much, Margaret, for sharing this information! Why haven’t I thought of this before?? There have been so many times that a primer peeled when I put certain foundations over it. Now it makes perfect sense! Again, thank you!☺️💕

[joycec]

Great presentation. I had no idea matching primer to foundation. Thank you

[juainaar]

You are such an inspiration. I am a new subscriber in my early sixties and topics you talk abr resonates with me, even tho we live in different countries and cultures. Pls keep doing such wonderful videos! 🤗🤗🤗

[sbrown]

Wow, never even gave the foundation/primer bases a thought. That certainly explains a lot! Thank you so much for bringing this to light. What an education I get watching your videos. Thank you!

[RoseTheOverMakeupArtist]

Margaret that was simply amazing because water and silicone you're right don't mix I have a small YouTube channel and I'm 73 and I never knew that myself and I was trained makeup artist totally forgot that I don't think we used a whole lot of bases back in my days we always just use moisturizer but that was so informative thank you so so much because when you're 73 my age you have to be careful what will sink into your wrinkles and as you said water doesn't mix with oil which is silicone great great video thank you so much for informing us God bless ❤️🥰

[jacquiposener]

Great video Margaret! For me that’s enough to set me offf checking. Thank you!

[iluvhou]

Thank you! This never crossed my mind until today wow.

[ayshahashim]

Thank you so much, this video is really informative and educational ❤

[suehembrook]

I didn't know this. Thanks for this info, good to know.

[Joybug_]

Wow, why didn't we know this? I don't tend to buy primer and foundation from the same product line, but clearly need to research both. Thanks for this information as makeup is becoming more necessary in my 70"s between hair and skin color changes.

[karolinas]

Hello 😊 thank you for the video. Unfortunately the Veronica’s link is not working and I can’t find it anywhere by myelf. Would you be able to help? I am mostly intrested in finding oil-based foundations