What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 9%
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Octocrylene 10%
UV Absorber
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Polybutene
Ethyl Olivate
Emollient
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene
Squalane
Emollient
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Squalene
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Oryza Sativa Germ Extract
EmollientAvena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Phytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Bacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2%, Homosalate 9%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 10%, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Polybutene, Ethyl Olivate, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Squalane, Glycine Soja Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalene, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Tocopherol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Oryza Sativa Germ Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Ceramide NP, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Bacillus Ferment, Phytosterols, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Water
Skin ConditioningButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Isohexadecane
EmollientCarthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dimethicone
Emollient
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Emulsion Stabilising
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Coumarin
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Carthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Coumarin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Butyloctyl Salicylate is a chemical UV filter structurally similar to octisalate. It is a photostabilizer, SPF booster, emollient and solvent. This ingredient helps evenly spread out ingredients.
According to a manufacturer, it is suitable for pairing with micro Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, and pigments.
Photostabilizers help stabilize UV-filters and prevents them from degrading quickly.
Learn more about Butyloctyl SalicylateC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is a lightweight emollient made by combinig benzoic acid with fatty alcohols that are 12-15 carbons long.
In cosmetics, it plays several roles:
The Cosmetic Review Expert Panel has concluded the alkyl benzoate group to be safe as used in cosmetics; it wasn't found to be a skin irritant and unlikely to be absorbed due to its low water solubility.
This report recorded almost 1000 reported uses with concentrations up to 59% in leave-on products but your cosmetics will typically use 0.5-15% depending on the product.
It's often called a "SPF booster": this is because it keeps UV filters properly dissolved and evenly distributed to support a sunscreen's performance. It doesn't actually raise SPF on its own.
Overall, this ingredient is well tolerated.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because it is an ester of benzoic acid.
Think of this ingredient as two parts stuck together: an oily part and an acid part. Malassezia only gets a meal when it can snip off a fatty acid to eat. With C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, the acid part is benzoic acid, which isn't a fatty acid and which the yeast can't use as food.
Benzoic acid is actually used as a preservative to stop yeast from growing.
The oily part is a blend of C12-15 fatty alcohols but fatty alcohols in this size range can support only a little Malassezia growth (mostly for one species of Malassezia as well).
In the ingredient, those alcohols stay locked inside the molecule. The yeast can only reach them by snipping the benzoate bond, and that type of bond is harder for it to cut than a normal fatty bond.
So not much gets released. And whatever does get snipped comes packaged with benzoic acid, which discourages yeast growth.
Learn more about C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
