What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Zinc Oxide 20.5%
Cosmetic Colorant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Oil
Emollient
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-Ol
Masking
Diisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexyl Olivate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningFerulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Melozone
Perfuming
Glycerin
Humectant
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientMagnesium Sulfate
Methyl Octine Carbonate
Perfuming
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Scentenal
Perfuming
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSqualane
Emollient
Sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Methyl Decenol
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingZinc Oxide 20.5%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, 2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-Ol, Diisostearoyl Polyglyceryl-3 Dimer Dilinoleate, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ferulic Acid, Melozone, Glycerin, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hyaluronic Acid, Isododecane, Magnesium Sulfate, Methyl Octine Carbonate, Niacinamide, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Phytosphingosine, Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Scentenal, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Squalane, Sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Tocopherol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methyl Decenol, Water, Xanthan Gum
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%
UV Absorber
Homosalate 7%
Skin Conditioning
Octocrylene 9%
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%
UV Absorber
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Skin Conditioning
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialPongamia Glabra Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Undecane
EmollientBetaine
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Ethyl Ferulate
Antioxidant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Oryza Sativa Germ Extract
EmollientGlycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tridecane
Perfuming
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine
HumectantDunaliella Salina Extract
Skin ConditioningHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Fructose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Arachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Phytate
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCellulose
Absorbent
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 7%, Octocrylene 9%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Water, Glycerin, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil, Undecane, Betaine, Silica, Ethyl Ferulate, Oryza Sativa Extract, Oryza Sativa Germ Extract, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Tridecane, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Inulin, Fructose, Glucose, Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Arachidyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Behenyl Alcohol, Cellulose Gum, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Tocopherol, Sodium Phytate, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose
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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.
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 BenzoateGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopherol 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.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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
