What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Titanium Dioxide 2.9%
Cosmetic Colorant
Zinc Oxide 6.1%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Silica
Abrasive
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Isododecane
EmollientPolyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Undecane
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Decaisostearate
EmollientCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder
Abrasive
Tridecane
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientStearoyl Glutamic Acid
CleansingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer
Propylene Carbonate
SolventBenzoic Acid
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingCrithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningIllite
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Rosa Damascena Extract
MaskingWine Extract
Antioxidant
Sucrose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentIron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide 2.9%, Zinc Oxide 6.1%, Water, Propanediol, Silica, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Undecane, Polyglyceryl-10 Decaisostearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Powder, Tridecane, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Jojoba Esters, Butylene Glycol, Triethyl Citrate, Stearic Acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Caprylyl Glycol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vp/Hexadecene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Benzoic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Illite, Kaolin, Tocopherol, Rosa Damascena Extract, Wine Extract, Sucrose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Iron Oxides, CI 77891
Water
Skin ConditioningCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Silica
Abrasive
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Polypropylsilsesquioxane
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, CI 77891, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Mica, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Silica, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Stearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
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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.
Aluminum Hydroxide is a form of aluminum. It can be naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite. In cosmetics, Aluminum Hydroxide is used as a colorant, pH adjuster, and absorbent.
As a colorant, Aluminum Hydroxide may add opacity, or reduce the transparency. Aluminum hydroxide is contains both basic and acidic properties.
According to manufacturers, this ingredient is an emollient and humectant. This means it helps hydrate the skin.
In medicine, this ingredient is used to help relieve heartburn and help heal ulcers.
There is currently no credible scientific evidence linking aluminum hydroxide in cosmetics to increased cancer risk.
Major health organizations allow the use of aluminum hydroxide in personal care products and have not flagged it as a carcinogenic risk at typical usage levels.
Learn more about Aluminum HydroxideButyloctyl Salicylate is a chemical UV filter structurally similar to octisalate. It is a photostabilizer, SPF booster, emollient and solvent. This ingredient helps evenly spread out ingredients.
According to a manufacturer, it is suitable for pairing with micro Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, and pigments.
Photostabilizers help stabilize UV-filters and prevents them from degrading quickly.
Learn more about Butyloctyl SalicylateCaprylyl 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 GlycolCi 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Disteardimonium 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 HectoriteGlycerin (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 GlycerinSilica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring mineral. It is used as a fine, spherical, and porous powder in cosmetics.
Though it has exfoliant properties, the function of silica varies depending on the product.
The unique structure of silica enhances the spreadability and adds smoothness, making it a great texture enhancer.
It is also used as an active carrier, emulsifier, and mattifier due to its ability to absorb excess oil.
In some products, tiny microneedles called spicules are made from silica or hydrolyzed sponge. When you rub them in, they lightly polish away dead skin layers and enhance the penetration of active ingredients.
Learn more about SilicaChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideStearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier.
In cosmetics, it is a multitasker:
Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing.
Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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!
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