Minon Amino Moist Aging Care Day Cream UV SPF50+ PA++++ Versus Hi!Papa Kids Mineral Face Sunscreen SPF 50
This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50.
This mineral 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
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Emollient
Cyclotetrasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPEG-7 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Acetyl Hydroxyproline
EmollientHistidine
Humectant
Valine
MaskingPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningTryptophan
MaskingThreonine
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Polyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Iron Oxides
Niacinamide, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Isododecane, Triethylhexanoin, Titanium Dioxide, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Dimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Chloride, PEG-7 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Tocopherol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Acetyl Hydroxyproline, Histidine, Valine, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Tryptophan, Threonine, Lysine Hcl, Serine, Leucine, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Arginine, Polyquaternium-61, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Iron Oxides
Zinc Oxide 24.05%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Diisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-6 Pentaoleate
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Magnesium Sulfate
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Propylene Carbonate
SolventStearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Zinc Oxide 24.05%, Water, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Butylene Glycol, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Triethylhexanoin, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Pentaoleate, Pentylene Glycol, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Magnesium Sulfate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hydroxyacetophenone, Propylene Carbonate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Tocopherol
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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.
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 GlycolDimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz. It is also known as polydimethylsiloxane.
What it does:
Dimethicone comes in different viscosities:
Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties.
Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity.
This ingredient is unlikely to cause irritation because it does not get absorbed into skin. However, people with silicone allergies should be careful about using this ingredient.
Note: Dimethicone may contribute to pilling. This is because it is not oil or water soluble, so pilling may occur when layered with products. When mixed with heavy oils in a formula, the outcome is also quite greasy.
Learn more about DimethiconeDisteardimonium 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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolTriethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicon-based surface modifier that makes sunscreens feel silky and makeup stay put.
Its main job is to coat mineral particles like titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and color pigments in a thin, oily layer so they spread smoothly, don't clump, and stick to skin better.
This ingredient is typically used at low levels (up to 2.5% in eyeshadow and 1% in lipstick).
Learn more about TriethoxycaprylylsilaneTriethylhexanoin is created from glycerin and 2-ethylhexanoic acid. It is a solvent and emollient.
As a solvent, Triethylhexanoin helps dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.
It is also an emollient and helps condition the skin.
Learn more about TriethylhexanoinWater. 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
