What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Undecane
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Tapioca Starch
Glycerin
Humectant
Tridecane
Perfuming
Magnesium Sulfate
Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Emollient
Theobroma Cacao Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Alumina
Abrasive
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Lecithin
Emollient
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Emollient
Propylene Carbonate
SolventIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientStearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Propanediol
Solvent
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Iron Oxides
Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Undecane, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Tridecane, Magnesium Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Butylene Glycol, Bisabolol, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Alumina, Stearic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Glyceryl Isostearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Lecithin, Isostearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Propylene Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Isopropyl Myristate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 10%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Tapioca Starch
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Dibutyl Adipate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingGlyceryl Behenate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate
EmulsifyingDiethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
Skin ProtectingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 10%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 10%, Water, Alcohol Denat., Butyloctyl Salicylate, Silica, Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Tapioca Starch, Behenyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Dibutyl Adipate, Tocopherol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Glyceryl Behenate, Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Tapioca starch is a thickening agent and is made from the cassava root, also known as yucca.
According to a manufacturer, it is an excellent talc replacement.
It is gluten-free.
Learn more about Tapioca StarchTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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 Water
