What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Homosalate 9.95%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Zinc Oxide 10.1%
Cosmetic Colorant
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylyl Trisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Datem
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Polybutene
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer 1%
Emulsion StabilisingLinum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Malic Acid
Buffering
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingSteareth-21
CleansingTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningHomosalate 9.95%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Zinc Oxide 10.1%, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylyl Trisiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Datem, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polybutene, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer 1%, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Malic Acid, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Water
Titanium Dioxide 5.6%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Trehalose
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium PCA
Humectant
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glutathione
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Coffea Arabica Leaf/Seed Extract
MaskingRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentTitanium Dioxide 5.6%, Water, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Aminomethyl Propanol, Niacinamide, Benzyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium PCA, Triethyl Citrate, Panthenol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Allantoin, Glutathione, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica Leaf/Seed Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
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 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
