Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Lancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 versus Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 .
Published on August 28, 2023
Overview
What they are
These products are both sunscreens. They have a total of 14 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain exfoliants, SPF and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing
Free From
They both do not contain any parabens
What's Inside
They both contain fragrances and silicones
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Sunscreen
Sunscreens help absorb or reflect UV radiation and protect skin against skin damage. Sunscreens may come in the form of lotion, gel, foam, spray, or solid-stick.
Sunscreen
Sunscreens help absorb or reflect UV radiation and protect skin against skin damage. Sunscreens may come in the form of lotion, gel, foam, spray, or solid-stick.
Ingredient Info
Lancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 75 ingredients
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 35 ingredients
Contains Alcohol
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Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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Not Reef Safe
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Contains EU Allergens
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Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Not Cruelty Free
This product is not cruelty-free 😥
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
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Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Not Malassezia Safe
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Not Reef Safe
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EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Not Cruelty Free
This product is not cruelty-free 😥
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Lancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 75 ingredients
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 35 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Lancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 75 ingredients
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 35 ingredients
Water • Octocrylene • Tribehenin Peg-20 Esters • Glycerin • Diisopropyl Sebacate • Homosalate • Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane • Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid • C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate • Cyclopentasiloxane • Alcohol • Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate • Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol • Polymethylsilsesquioxane • Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine • Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone • Aluminum Hydroxide • Aluminum Stearate • Angelica Archangelica Root Extract • Ascorbic Acid • Ascorbyl Palmitate • Benzyl Alcohol • Benzyl Benzoate • Benzyl Salicylate • BHA • Butylphenyl Methylpropional • Caffeine • Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Caprylyl Glycol • Cinnamal • Citric Acid • Citronellol • Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Extract • Coffea Arabica Seed Extract • Cyclohexasiloxane • Decyl Glucoside • Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol • Disodium EDTA • Farnesol • Geraniol • Glycine • Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil • Hydrolyzed Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract • Hydroxycitronellal • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Lecithin • Limonene • Linalool • Magnesium Aluminum Silicate • Maltodextrin • Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil • Mica • Peg-8 • Polysorbate 60 • Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract • Propylene Glycol • Ruby Powder • Sclerotium Gum • Sodium Hydroxide • Sodium Lactate Methylsilanol • Sorbitan Isostearate • Synthetic Fluorphlogopite • Tin Oxide • Titanium Dioxide • Tocopherol • Xanthan Gum • Chlorphenesin • Phenoxyethanol • Salicylic Acid • Sorbic Acid • Parfum • CI 14700 • CI 19140 • CI 77891
Water • Dibutyl Adipate • Octocrylene • Ethylhexyl Salicylate • Dicaprylyl Carbonate • Peg-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate • Nylon-12 • Dimethicone • Cetyl Dimethicone • Glycerin • Propanediol • Nylon 6/12 • Diglycerin • Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer • Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate • Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol • Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine • Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate • Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane • Zinc PCA • Magnesium Sulfate • Ethylhexyl Triazone • Glyceryl Behenate • Phenoxyethanol • Tocopheryl Acetate • Paraffinum Liquidum • Decyl Glucoside • Polyglycerin-3 • Disodium EDTA • Silica • Propylene Glycol • Xanthan Gum • Sodium Hydroxide • Tocopherol • Parfum
Ingredients Side-by-side
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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.
Water. 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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 1.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 1.
Octocrylene protects skin from sun damage. It absorbs UV-B with peak absorption of 304 nm. It is a common sunscreen ingredient and often paired with avobenzone, a UVA filter. This is because octocrylene stabilizes other sunscreen ingredients by protecting them from degradation when exposed to sunlight. Octocrylene is a photostable ingredient and loses about 10% of SPF in 95 minutes.
Octocrylene also acts as an emollient, meaning it helps skin retain moisture and softens skin. It is oil-soluble and hydrophobic, enhancing water-resistant properties in a product.
Those who are using ketoprofen, a topical anti-inflammatory drug, may experience an allergic reaction when using octocrylene. It is best to speak with a healthcare professional about using sunscreens with octocrylene.
The EU allows a maximum of these concentrations:
Learn more about OctocryleneLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 2.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 3.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 4.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 10.
Also known as Avobenzone, this ingredient is a chemical sunscreen filter that provides protection in the UV-A range.
Avobenzone is globally approved and is the most commonly used UV-A filter in the world.
Studies have found that avobenzone becomes ineffective when exposed to UV light (it is not photostable; meaning that it breaks down in sunlight). Because of this, formulations that include avobenzone will usually contain stabilizers such as octocrylene.
However, some modern formulations (looking at you, EU!) are able to stabilize avobenzone by coating the molecules.
Avobenzone does not protect against the UV-B range, so it's important to check that the sunscreen you're using contains other UV filters that do!
The highest concentration of avobenzone permitted is 3% in the US, and 5% in the EU.
Learn more about Butyl MethoxydibenzoylmethaneLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 7.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 19.
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M) is a hybrid and broad-spectrum UV ingredient. It is both a UV absorber and filter.
UV absorbers are an agent that absorbs UV rays. They protect your skin by using chemical reactions to convert UV rays into heat and energy. UV filters physically reduce the amount of UV rays from reaching your skin.
Tinosorb M covers a range of 280-400 nm and is photostable. This ingredient is neither oil or water soluble.
Tinosorb M, similarly to Tinosorb S, is not available in the US. However, it is available in the EU and Asia.
Learn more about Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl TetramethylbutylphenolLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 13.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 16.
You might know this ingredient as Tinosorb S or Bemotrizinol. It is a UV filter that covers both UVA and UVB rays.
Bemotrizinol has two peak UV absorption peaks ( 310 and 340 nm) and is able to absorb both UV-A and UV-B rays. Skin exposed to UV causes free-radical molecules to form. This ingredient works by preventing the UV from reaching your skin.
It is highly photostable and helps prevent the photodegration of other sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone.
Bemotrizinol is not approved in the US but is allowed in the EU, Australia, and Asia.
In fact, it is the most effective UV absorber at maximum concentration (measured by SPF) permitted by in the EU.
It is oil-soluble.
Learn more about Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl TriazineLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 15.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 17.
Decyl Glucoside is a glucose-based surfactant. Surfactants help clean the skin by trapping oil, sebum, and dirt to be washed away.
It is created from the fatty acids in coconut oil.
Decyl Glucoside also helps stabilize the ingredients in a product by preventing them from separating.
This ingredient is biodegradable and non-toxic. This ingredient is commonly found in baby shampoos.
Decyl Glucoside is sometimes used to stabilize the UV filter Tinosorb.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 37.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 27.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.
Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.
Learn more about Disodium EDTALancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 39.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 29.
Propylene Glycol is an odorless, colorless liquid. As a humectant, it helps skin retain moisture. It also aids in delivering active ingredients.
Another role of this ingredient is preventing a product from melting or freezing. Propylene glycol also adds antimicrobrial properties to a product, elongating product lifespan.
This ingredient is considered an organic alcohol and commonly added into both cosmetics and foods.
Those with sensitive skin or conditions may deliver a rash when using this ingredient.
Learn more about Propylene GlycolLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 57.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 31.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 60.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 33.
Tocopherol (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 TocopherolLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 66.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 34.
Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan GumLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 67.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 32.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and 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.
Lancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 69.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 24.
Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.
In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.
For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.
Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.
Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.
The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.
Learn more about ParfumLancaster Sun Beauty Comfort Touch SPF 50 contains this as ingredient number 72.
Biodermal Mattifying Face SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 35.
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