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Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

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Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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...
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Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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

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Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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 11	Titanium dioxide (6%), zinc oxide (5%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, undecane, triethylhexanoin, isohexadecane, nylon-12, caprylyl methicone, butyloctyl salicylate, phenethyl benzoate, styrene/acrylates copolymer, silica, tridecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, talc, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, aluminum stearate, pentylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, alumina, polyhydroxystearic acid, phenoxyethanol, magnesium sulfate, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, peg-8 laurate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, tocopherol, propylene carbonate, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin, benzoic acid, peg-9

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 39

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

Titanium dioxide (6%), zinc oxide (5%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, undecane, triethylhexanoin, isohexadecane, nylon-12, caprylyl methicone, butyloctyl salicylate, phenethyl benzoate, styrene/acrylates copolymer, silica, tridecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, talc, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, aluminum stearate, pentylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, alumina, polyhydroxystearic acid, phenoxyethanol, magnesium sulfate, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, peg-8 laurate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, tocopherol, propylene carbonate, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin, benzoic acid, peg-9

Notable ingredients

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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 (6%), Zinc oxide (5%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Butyloctyl salicylate, Dicaprylyl ether, Propylene carbonate, Propylene glycol, Pentylene glycol, Peg-9, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Light Guard Defense Fluid Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Spf 50

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.