e.l.f. Poreless Face Primer for mature skin
Dimethicone
Tridecyl Trimellitate
Caprylic Capric Triglyceride
Average
- HighNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for mature skin; other products fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with mature skin: fine lines, wrinkles, and loss of firmness. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Suitable for normal skin due to Caprylic Capric Triglyceride and Dimethicone providing emollient and occlusive actions for good skin conditioning.
- It offers moderate smoothing of skin texture with dimethicone and silica, creating a smooth canvas for makeup application, but lacks specialized ingredients to address your wrinkles and fine lines.
- The safety profile is excellent, with no risks of irritation for your normal skin due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.
People Say
★4.4Overall rating based on 3.0k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, users with oily and acne-prone skin frequently praise this primer for its ability to create a smooth, matte canvas that blurs large pores and fine lines. Many appreciate the inclusion of Tea Tree and Vitamins A & E for skin health. Some users find the silicone-based formula too greasy or slick, and others are put off by the medicinal scent.
Highlights
Affordable price Mostly Mentioned
- “Great price point”
- “Beats expensive brands”
- “Best drugstore primer”
Smooths skin texture Mostly Mentioned
- “Makes my face feel soft and smooth”
- “Foundation glides right on”
- “Creates a perfect canvas”
Minimizes pores Often Mentioned
- “Pores are visibly reduced”
- “Blurs imperfections well”
- “Fills in my large pores”
Controls shine Sometimes Noted
- “Keeps shine at bay”
- “Matte finish lasts all day”
- “Helps with my oily T-zone”
Lightweight feel Sometimes Noted
- “Doesn't feel cakey”
- “Goes on like a moisturizer”
- “Very light and not sticky”
Greasy or oily feel Sometimes Noted
- “Feels a bit greasy”
- “Left my skin shiny”
- “Too slippery for my liking”
Strong medicinal smell Sometimes Noted
- “Smells like medicine”
- “Strong tea tree scent”
- “Scent is overpowering”
Caused breakouts Rarely Noted
- “Caused cystic acne”
- “Broke me out”
- “Skin reacted poorly”
Pump and packaging issues Rarely Noted
- “Pump stopped working”
- “Deceptive packaging size”
- “Hard to get product out”
Short-lasting effects Rarely Noted
- “Makeup slid off”
- “Didn't last 8 hours”
- “Oil came through quickly”
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Questions and answers
How well does e.l.f. Poreless Face Primer work for mature skin?
This primer works okay for mature skin by smoothing out texture for makeup, but it lacks ingredients to address wrinkles and fine lines. A makeup primer that fits mature skin better needs anti-aging ingredients, broad-spectrum sun protection, nourishing oils, and antioxidants.
Which ingredients make this primer a good fit for mature skin?
Dimethicone and Caprylic Capric Triglyceride make this primer a good fit by conditioning your skin and smoothing its texture, though it lacks the specialized ingredients for wrinkles and fine lines that a product for mature skin needs.
What does Dimethicone do for mature skin?
Dimethicone helps keep mature skin feeling soft and smooth while protecting the skin barrier. When used regularly, it may improve skin firmness and keep the surface hydrated throughout the day.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2012Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007
What does Tridecyl Trimellitate do for mature skin?
Tridecyl Trimellitate helps keep mature skin soft by locking in moisture so fine lines appear smoother. It gives lotions a smooth feel and is unlikely to irritate dry skin.
Where does it go in a skincare routine for mature skin?
This makeup primer goes in your morning routine after moisturizing and before sunscreen to create a smooth canvas. It is unlikely to irritate your skin, but because it lacks specialized ingredients for mature skin, a product for this skin needs nourishing ingredients and wrinkle-smoothing actives to truly care for fine lines.
Can I use this primer with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this primer with retinol by applying your retinol product first, letting it absorb completely, and then smoothing on the primer. This product is very safe and unlikely to irritate, but mature skin needs targeted ingredients like peptides and antioxidants to help with fine lines and wrinkles.
How often should I use it?
You can use this makeup primer whenever you apply makeup, as it is very safe and unlikely to irritate mature skin. However, because it lacks specialized ingredients for wrinkles and fine lines, mature skin needs products with targeted active ingredients to better address aging.
Can this primer clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for mature skin?
This primer is unlikely to irritate normal skin, but some reviewers report that it may cause breakouts. A product for mature skin needs extra ingredients to smooth fine lines and wrinkles while keeping the skin soft and nourished.
What the research says
Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.
Military Medicine, 2024A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.
Skin Research and Technology, 2000Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023
Why other products fit mature skin better
Topical application of Lactobacillus plantarum-GMNL6 enhanced collagen synthesis and SPTSSA gene expression while reducing melanin synthesis, Staphylococcus aureus biofilm, and Cutibacterium acnes proliferation, leading to clinical improvements in skin moisture, color, spots, wrinkles, UV spots, and porphyrins in human volunteers.
International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021Nanoemulsions containing Macadamia integrifolia seed oil successfully enhanced skin hydration and reduced wrinkles in human volunteers, outperforming conventional emulsions in skin hydration enhancement.
Nanomaterials, 2024A topical serum containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and raspberry leaf cell culture extract improved skin color, elasticity, radiance, smoothness, scaliness, and wrinkles compared to the untreated contralateral side in fifty female volunteers.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Silica
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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