Sunslayer Slay Screen SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Versus Skinnies Sheer Glow Tinted Gel Sunscreen SPF 50+
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No 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
Emulsifying
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Polyhydroxystearic Acid is a vegetable-derived soft wax made from castor oil. It's an emulsion stabilizer, thickener, and film former.
You'll likely see it in sunscreens because it helps disperse pigments and UV-reflecting minerals like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide evenly.
Depending on the concentration, it can drastically change the texture of a product from pasty solid (like lipstick) to sprayable liquid.
The CIR Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety has concluded this ingredient to be safe in cosmetics. The highest reported use concentration is 14.2% in lipsticks.
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