What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 15%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
Skin ProtectingButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 15%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 10%, Alcohol Denat., Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate
Zinc Oxide 24%
Cosmetic Colorant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsion Stabilising
Dimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientIsopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Phytate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Synthetic Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Tetrafluoropropene
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide 24%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Isopropyl Myristate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Propanediol, Silica, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Phytate, Sorbitan Olivate, Synthetic Beeswax, Tetrafluoropropene, Water
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.
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