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Key Ingredients
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Zinc Oxide 17.5%
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningIsododecane
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingButyloctyl Salicylate
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventGlycerin
HumectantSqualane
EmollientTrioctyldodecyl Citrate
EmollientPolyglycerin-3
HumectantPolyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate
CleansingPolysilicone-11
Cetearyl Alcohol
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingIsostearic Acid
CleansingLecithin
EmollientPolyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingPolyhydroxystearic Acid
EmulsifyingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Citric Acid
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningLespedeza Capitata Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantZinc Oxide 17.5%, Water, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Squalane, Trioctyldodecyl Citrate, Polyglycerin-3, Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate, Polysilicone-11, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lespedeza Capitata Leaf/Stem Extract, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.3%
UV AbsorberHomosalate 10%
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV AbsorberOctocrylene 5%
UV AbsorberTrisiloxane
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningDiisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientSilica
AbrasiveGlycerin
HumectantAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialIsododecane
EmollientPEG/PPG-9/2 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningLauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningTrimethylsiloxysilicate
EmollientDextrin Palmitate
EmulsifyingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingTrehalose
HumectantPEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
EmulsifyingPhytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
Masking2-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin ConditioningAminoethanesulfinic Acid
AntioxidantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantPanthenyl Ethyl Ether
Sodium Polyacrylate
AbsorbentTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialGarcinia Mangostana Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPerilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
TonicSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingDimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer
Butylene Glycol
HumectantSilica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientTrisodium EDTA
Tocopherol
AntioxidantBHT
AntioxidantAlcohol
AntimicrobialSodium Metabisulfite
AntioxidantRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialCI 77120
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeParfum
MaskingButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.3%, Homosalate 10%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Octocrylene 5%, Trisiloxane, Water, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Silica, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Isododecane, PEG/PPG-9/2 Dimethyl Ether, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dextrin Palmitate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trehalose, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Sodium Chloride, 2-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Aminoethanesulfinic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Garcinia Mangostana Bark Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Dimethylacrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Trisodium EDTA, Tocopherol, BHT, Alcohol, Sodium Metabisulfite, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, CI 77120, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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