What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Octyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientTriethylhexanoin
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate
Emollient
Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningTribehenin
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningMethicone
Emollient
Biosaccharide Gum-4
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxystearic Acid
Cleansing
Silica
Abrasive
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Taurine
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Lysine Hcl
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-61
Skin ConditioningGlutamic Acid
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Leucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine Hcl
Skin ConditioningSerine
Masking
Valine
MaskingTin Oxide
Abrasive
Zinc Aspartate
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Alanine
Masking
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phenylalanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Tyrosine
MaskingAlginic Acid
Skin ConditioningDisodium Guanylate
EmollientTalc
Abrasive
Dimethicone
Emollient
Boron Nitride
Absorbent
Iron Oxides
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Triethylhexanoin, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauroyl Lysine, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Tribehenin, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Methicone, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Hydroxystearic Acid, Silica, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Carnosine, Taurine, Glycerin, Lysine Hcl, Polyquaternium-61, Glutamic Acid, Glycine, Leucine, Histidine Hcl, Serine, Valine, Tin Oxide, Zinc Aspartate, Threonine, Alanine, Isoleucine, Allantoin, Phenylalanine, Arginine, Proline, Tyrosine, Alginic Acid, Disodium Guanylate, Talc, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Iron Oxides
Zinc Oxide 23.4%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Glyceryl Abietate
Emulsion StabilisingHexyl Laurate
Emollient
Cetyl Dimethicone
Emollient
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Magnesium Sulfate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil
Emollient
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientParfum
Masking
Zinc Oxide 23.4%, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Glyceryl Abietate, Hexyl Laurate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Magnesium Sulfate, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Seed Oil, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Parfum
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 GlycerinTocopherol 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 TocopherolWater. 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
