What possessed me to do such a thing? I was shopping in Sephoria and in the market for a primer, testing different brands and truely loved the Smashbox Primer but couldn't get past the price.Price and volume was the deciding factor as I decided to go home and research the ratings of some primers, prior to picking THEE Primer.
While researching I fell across some reviews for Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel???? being used as Primer. WHAT? So I looked into that deeper, and there is alot of women doing this. For me, majority rules... So the flood of reviews of using Monistat had sent me out on a mission the next day to large department stores and pharmacies, empty handed and a good chuckle. One pharmacist, when approached, "Can you tell me where to find the Monistat Anti-C-H-A-F-I-N-G G-E-L?", had lead me to the Monistat Yeast Treatment, my friend, who I was shopping with and I broke out in laughter. I had no luck in finding this Monistat crap, unless I want to try something NEW and apply the Monistat product that the pharmacist showed me on my face. I am sure someone has done it, and it never going to confess! NO THANK YOU! It has been determined that the Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel can only be purchased in the States. So again I Googled and fell across Lanacane Anit-Chafing Gel (Canadian Version). I found it at a Rexall Pharmacy. YAY!
By the way I love to research everything and ask everyone their opinions, I don't like to drop a big amount of cash on a product, it better be worth every cent. I want to avoid being rewarded with disappointment.
The idea behind using an anti-chafing gel as a primer is that they contain basically the same ingredients...
Lanacane's ingredients:
Cyclopentasiloxane, Demethicone Crosspolymer, Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch.
MAC Prep + Prime ingredients:
Water/Aqua/Eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Sucrose, Isopentyldiol, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Gellidiela Acerosa (Algae) Extract, Morus Bombycis (Mulberry) Root Extract, Hypnea Musciformis (Algae) Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Algae Extract, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Magnesium Myristate, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Saccharide Isomerate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica, Polysorbate 20, Alumina, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyethylene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Sialyllactose, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol
May contain: Mica, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer Potion ingredients:
Dimethicone,Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer,Cyclopentasiloxane,Hexyl Laurate,Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate,PEG-10 Dimethicone,Phenoxyethanol,Stearic Acid,HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer,Alumina,Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil,Ethylhexylglycerin,Silica.
The Urban Decay primer ingredients are closest to the anti-chafing gel's, but in all three, there is high quantities of Cyclopentasiloxane and Dimethicones or Dimethicone Crosspolymers, basically to create a barrier on top of the skin, creating a smooth surface for foundation. So I'm pretty happy with the ingredients list of Lanacane- it seems to have the active ingredients of a primer without all the extras that don't really make a difference to its performance. Can't beat the price for a tube: $7.99. The packaging is great, click off lid, nice size opening and an easy squeeze container. A little goes a long way and it dries nice. I can't determine for sure if it contributes to dry skin, as that is something I am challenged with everyday. Leaves a nice smooth canvass for applying either your tinted moisturizer or foundation.
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