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Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 5.9%
UV AbsorberTitanium Dioxide 3.5%
Cosmetic ColorantZinc Oxide 2.8%
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningMethyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningPhenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingButylene Glycol
HumectantTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningLauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningAlumina
AbrasiveCitrus Grandis Peel Extract
AstringentBetula Alba Bark Extract
MaskingSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
HumectantAstrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter
EmollientC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialGlycerin
HumectantSodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate
CleansingAcetyl Glucosamine
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Methicone
Skin ConditioningMethicone
EmollientPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingDimethicone Crosspolymer-3
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
EmollientLecithin
EmollientLaureth-7
EmulsifyingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantDimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientTetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
AntioxidantDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
PreservativePolyaminopropyl Biguanide
PreservativeCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77163
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 5.9%, Titanium Dioxide 3.5%, Zinc Oxide 2.8%, Water, Methyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Butylene Glycol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Yeast Extract, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Alumina, Citrus Grandis Peel Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Sodium Myristoyl Sarcosinate, Acetyl Glucosamine, Caprylyl Methicone, Methicone, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Lecithin, Laureth-7, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, Mica, CI 77163
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 Water