Luxe Organix 6 In 1 Maxshield 100% Mineral Ultra Sheer Face & Body Sunscreen SPF 120+ Versus Dazzle Me Attack On Sun! UV Protection Essence Sunscreen Gel SPF 50
This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~99% of UVB at SPF 120.
This chemical sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Disiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Propylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Lecithin
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Isopropyl Myristate
Emollient
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Chloride
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningYeast Extract
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalane
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Zinc Oxide, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Propanediol, Disiloxane, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Pentylene Glycol, Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glyceryl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Tocopherol, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Gluconate, Pyridoxine Hcl, Yeast Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Cyanocobalamin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Ceramide EOP
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentDibutyl Adipate
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantLaureth-7 Citrate
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
UV Filter
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingTriethanolamine
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingResveratrol
Antioxidant
Glucosylrutin
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dibutyl Adipate, Carbomer, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Dipropylene Glycol, Laureth-7 Citrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Caprylyl Glycol, Lauryl Glucoside, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Parfum, Isopentyldiol, Decyl Glucoside, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Resveratrol, Glucosylrutin, Niacinamide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Butylene Glycol, Glucose, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenonePolyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate isn't fungal acne safe.
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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
