What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.8%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 6.5%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 4.5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 8%
UV Absorber
Isododecane
EmollientButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer
Emollient
Dextrin Palmitate
Emulsifying
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientMethyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
Acrylates Copolymer
Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberPolyphenylsilsesquioxane
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Jasminum Officinale Oil
Masking
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.8%, Homosalate 6.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 4.5%, Octocrylene 8%, Isododecane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Dextrin Palmitate, Dibutyl Adipate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Polyphenylsilsesquioxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Tocopherol, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Glycerin, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Jasminum Officinale Oil, Ectoin, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Polysilicone-15
UV Filter
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Diisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientNiacinamide
Smoothing
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sedum Sarmentosum Extract
HumectantPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol
Humectant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPoly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Emulsion StabilisingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Dipotassium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Acetyl Glutamine
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Propanediol, Dibutyl Adipate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Polysilicone-15, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Niacinamide, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Sedum Sarmentosum Extract, Panthenol, Sorbitol, Behenyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Decyl Glucoside, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Tromethamine, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Saccharide Isomerate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Acetyl Glutamine, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose Gum
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butyloctyl Salicylate is a chemical UV filter structurally similar to octisalate. It is a photostabilizer, SPF booster, emollient and solvent. This ingredient helps evenly spread out ingredients.
According to a manufacturer, it is suitable for pairing with micro Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, and pigments.
Photostabilizers help stabilize UV-filters and prevents them from degrading quickly.
Learn more about Butyloctyl SalicylateDibutyl Adipate is an emollient and solvent. It is created from butyl alcohol and adipic acid.
As a solvent, Dibutyl Adipate helps mix and disperse ingredients evenly.
Dibutyl Adipate is soluble in water and organic solvents. It does not absorb UV rays.
Learn more about Dibutyl AdipateGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol
