What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide 20.5%
Cosmetic ColorantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningArachidyl Alcohol
EmollientArachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
EmollientBisabolol
AntioxidantButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
MaskingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Alcohol
EmollientCitric Acid
BufferingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingEchinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingGlycerin
HumectantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientHippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningLecithin
EmollientMethyl Dihydroabietate
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentPolyhydroxystearic Acid
EmulsifyingQuercetin
AntioxidantRubus Idaeus Seed Oil
EmollientSilybum Marianum Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSqualane
EmollientTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantWater
Skin ConditioningZinc Oxide 20.5%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Arachidyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Cellulose Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Juice, Lecithin, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Quercetin, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Silybum Marianum Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Squalane, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Tocopherol, Water
Water
Skin ConditioningC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDiethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV FilterEthylhexyl Triazone
UV AbsorberGlycerin
HumectantOryza Sativa Starch
AbsorbentPhenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine
StabilisingBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingStearyl Alcohol
EmollientVp/Eicosene Copolymer
Benzoic Acid
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientGlyceryl Behenate
EmollientGlyceryl Dibehenate
EmollientPPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether
EmulsifyingCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantTocopheryl Glucoside
EmollientTribehenin
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Glycerin, Oryza Sativa Starch, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Glyceryl Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Stearyl Alcohol, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Benzoic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Dibehenate, PPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether, CI 17200, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Tribehenin, Xanthan Gum
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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.
Caprylyl 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 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 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