What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Titanium Dioxide 3.4%
Cosmetic Colorant
Zinc Oxide 15.7%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientIsononyl Isononanoate
EmollientPropanediol
Solvent
Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Methyl Dihydroabietate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBentonite
Absorbent
Glycerin
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Alumina
Abrasive
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Polyester-8
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingC18-21 Alkane
SolventTitanium Dioxide 3.4%, Zinc Oxide 15.7%, Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Propanediol, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract, Bentonite, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Alumina, Sodium Gluconate, Bisabolol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Cellulose Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyester-8, Silica, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, C18-21 Alkane
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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.
Dicaprylyl Carbonate comes from carbonic acid and caprylyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol. It is an emollient and gives skin a velvet feel. The sources of Dicaprylyl Carbonate may be synthetic or from animals.
As an emollient, Dicaprylyl Carbonate creates a film on the skin. This film traps moisture in, keeping your skin soft and hydrated.
Tocopherol 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.
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