Sunslayer Slay Screen SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Versus Go-To Skincare Nifty Fifty Hydrating Sunscreen SPF 50
This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50.
This chemical 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
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Thuja Plicata Wood Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Isododecane
EmollientIsostearic Acid
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientDiethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tris-Biphenyl Triazine
UV Absorber
Tapioca Starch
Propanediol
Solvent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Trihydroxystearin
Skin Conditioning
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
ChelatingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSorbic Acid
Preservative
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingIron Oxides
Parfum
Masking
Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Glyceryl Stearate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Tris-Biphenyl Triazine, Tapioca Starch, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopherol, Ubiquinone, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Jojoba Esters, Xanthan Gum, Octyldodecanol, Butylene Glycol, Trihydroxystearin, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Caprylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Hydroxide, Iron Oxides, 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 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
