6 Best Silicone-Free Primers (2026) | No Pilling

Hydrating silicone-free face primers standing on a frosted glass tray with water droplets.

I started hunting for a silicone-free primer after my skin broke out twice in a row wearing the same pore-blurring tube I’d used for years. The culprit, my dermatologist told me, was likely dimethicone, sitting on top of my water-based serum and trapping every pore-clogger underneath it. If you use a water-based foundation and your … Read more