What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide 20%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Diheptyl Succinate
EmollientCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Phytic Acid
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingHexanediol
SolventTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Zinc Oxide 20%, Water, Coco-Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Lauryl Glucoside, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Propanediol, Diheptyl Succinate, Cellulose Gum, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Phytic Acid, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hexanediol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Water
Skin ConditioningDiisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
Diisopropyl Adipate
EmollientPEG-8
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantC12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer
StabilisingGlycerin
Humectant
Drometrizole Trisiloxane
UV Absorber
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate
Stabilising
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Acrylates Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Triethanolamine
BufferingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Water, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Alcohol Denat., Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diisopropyl Adipate, PEG-8, Dipropylene Glycol, C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer, Glycerin, Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate, Silica, Tocopherol, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid, Triethanolamine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
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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.
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!
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