This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Caprylyl Methicone
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientSynthetic Fluorphlogopite
Tridecyl Trimellitate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone
Surfactant
CI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Glycol
HumectantGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientChromium Oxide Greens
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantZein
Skin ConditioningCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientSilica
Abrasive
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientParfum
Masking
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Water
Tonic1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Inonotus Obliquus Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMicrocitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Oxide, Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Isododecane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, CI 77891, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Caprylyl Methicone, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Pentylene Glycol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Magnesium Sulfate, Lauryl PEG-8 Dimethicone, CI 77492, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Chromium Oxide Greens, CI 77491, Zein, CI 77499, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aluminum Hydroxide, Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Parfum, Zea Mays Starch, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Inonotus Obliquus Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Ceramide NP
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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
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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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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