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Key Ingredients
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Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 6.8%
UV AbsorberTitanium Dioxide 4%
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Oxide 15.2%
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Methicone
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
AntimicrobialMethyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantTerminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
AntioxidantHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativeStearic Acid
CleansingDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAlumina
AbrasivePotassium Sorbate
PreservativeParfum
MaskingDimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Sodium Hyaluronate
HumectantLysine
Skin ConditioningPropylene Carbonate
SolventHyaluronic Acid
HumectantSilanetriol
Magnesium Chloride
Citric Acid
BufferingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantSorbic Acid
PreservativeBHT
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantUltramarines
Iron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 6.8%, Titanium Dioxide 4%, Zinc Oxide 15.2%, Water, Caprylyl Methicone, Glycerin, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Alcohol, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Alumina, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lysine, Propylene Carbonate, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Magnesium Chloride, Citric Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Sorbic Acid, BHT, Tocopherol, Ultramarines, Iron Oxides, Mica
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientPEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
HumectantTribehenin
EmollientPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
EmulsifyingMagnesium Sulfate
Tocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantPolymethylsilsesquioxane
Methicone
EmollientLaureth-7
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAlumina
AbrasiveSodium Dehydroacetate
PreservativeDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPropylene Carbonate
SolventPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeIron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Tribehenin, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methicone, Laureth-7, Xanthan Gum, Alumina, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cellulose Gum, Propylene Carbonate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides, Mica, CI 77891
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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.
Alumina is another name for the compound aluminum oxide. It is used as a thickener, absorbent, and abrasive.
As an absorbent, alumina can give a mattifying effect. It is used in mineral sunscreens to help coat nano-sized filters, such as titanium dioxide. By increasing the size of the UV filters, these ingredients stay on the skin for a longer time. By coating small sized ingredients, alumina helps thicken a product.
Alumina may be used as an abrasive, or exfoliant.
Alumina is naturally occurring in the mineral corundum. Certain varieties of corundum create rubies and sapphires. Corundum is also the crystalline form of alumina.
Learn more about AluminaButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolDisteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteMica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.
Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.
This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.
Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.
Learn more about MicaPhenoxyethanol 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.
This ingredient is a solvent. It helps dissolve active ingredients and alter the texture of products.
Propylene Carbonate is commonly used in makeup and with clay, such as montmorillonite or bentonite.
Studies show this ingredient to be safe for cosmetics. When it is undiluted, it can cause skin irritation. (It is always diluted in skincare and makeup). This ingredient is water-soluble.
Propylene Carbonate is created from propylene glycol and carbonic acid.
Learn more about Propylene CarbonateWater. 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. 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.