What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide 20.6%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCalcium Sodium Borosilicate
Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate
EmollientErythritol
Humectant
Lauryl Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower
MaskingBentonite
Absorbent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Lupinus Albus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract
AntiseborrhoeicSpiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningTriticum Vulgare Germ Oil Unsaponifiables
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethyl Ferulate
Antioxidant
Sucrose Polystearate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Octyldodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Iron Oxides
Zinc Oxide 20.6%, Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Diheptyl Succinate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Erythritol, Lauryl Laurate, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Propanediol, Carthamus Tinctorius Flower, Bentonite, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lupinus Albus Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil Unsaponifiables, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethyl Ferulate, Sucrose Polystearate, Capryloyl Glycerin, Sucrose Stearate, Coco-Glucoside, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPropylene Glycol Dicaprylate
EmollientDisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantEnantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningLavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Oleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningIron Oxides
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate, Disiloxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oleanolic Acid, Squalane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Sorbitan Caprylate, Stearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Iron Oxides
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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 SalicylateGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterThis ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.
The EU typically uses CI numbers for colorants when applicable, such as CI 77489. In the US, iron oxides are regulated as color additives and "iron oxides" is the most commonly used name in US cosmetic practice.
A 2021 paper looked at skincare formulations containing iron oxides and found that they reduced transmission of blue light when measured optically. In simple terms, the pigment particles helped block or scatter part of the visible light spectrum in lab testing and the authors suggest this could translate into better protection against blue-light-related skin effects.
There is also clinical and experimental research showing that tinted products containing iron oxides can reduce visible light-induced pigmentation:
Please note, whether a product reduces visible or blue light depends on things like:
In the EU's CosIng database, iron oxides are only listed as a colorant. CosIng groups ingredients by their main cosmetic role, such as colorant, preservative, or UV filter.
Though studies say iron oxides can "attenuate blue light", they're describing an optical property and not an officially recognized cosmetic function.
So CosIng isn’t contradicting the research. It’s just classifying iron oxides by what they officially are: pigments that add color.
Learn more about Iron Oxides
