Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Aveda
Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Versus

Clinique
SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

Product category and function

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)	Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)
Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...	Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

No. of common ingredients = 0
Titanium dioxide (6.3%), zinc oxide (4.1%), water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, dicaprylyl carbonate, butyloctyl salicylate, coco-caprylate/caprate, propanediol, dipentaerythrityl tri-polyhydroxystearate, polyglyceryl-4 diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, hydrogenated castor oil/sebacic acid copolymer, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, caffeine, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, oryzanol, ascorbyl palmitate, hydroxyapatite, dimethicone silylate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol 14	Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, titanium dioxide, butyloctyl salicylate, polydiethylsiloxane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, isononyl isononanoate, diethylhexyl succinate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, methyl trimethicone, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycrylene, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, silica, dipentaerythrityl tri-polyhydroxystearate, laureth-4, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone silylate, hydrolyzed wheat protein/pvp crosspolymer, triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, isostearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyhydroxystearic acid, dipropylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, zinc oxide (ci 77947), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Titanium dioxide (6.3%), zinc oxide (4.1%), water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, dicaprylyl carbonate, butyloctyl salicylate, coco-caprylate/caprate, propanediol, dipentaerythrityl tri-polyhydroxystearate, polyglyceryl-4 diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate, aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil, trimethylsiloxysilicate, silica, hydrogenated castor oil/sebacic acid copolymer, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, caffeine, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, polygonum cuspidatum root extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, oryzanol, ascorbyl palmitate, hydroxyapatite, dimethicone silylate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, dimethicone/polyglycerin-3 crosspolymer, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol

Water/aqua/eau, dimethicone, titanium dioxide, butyloctyl salicylate, polydiethylsiloxane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, isononyl isononanoate, diethylhexyl succinate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, methyl trimethicone, butylene glycol, ethylhexyl methoxycrylene, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, silica, dipentaerythrityl tri-polyhydroxystearate, laureth-4, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, dimethicone silylate, hydrolyzed wheat protein/pvp crosspolymer, triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone crosspolymer-3, isostearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyhydroxystearic acid, dipropylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, zinc oxide (ci 77947), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492)

Notable ingredients

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (6.3%), Zinc oxide (4.1%)

Soothing: Aleurites moluccana (kukui) seed oil

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Caffeine, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Tocopherol, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide (ci 77947)

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Butyloctyl salicylate, Diethylhexyl succinate, Dipropylene glycol, Methyl trimethicone

Abrasive: Silica

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid For Face

Titanium dioxide (6.3%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Zinc oxide (4.1%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Skin protecting, Colorant, Anti-microbial

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.