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CeraVe
Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

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Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

Product category and function

Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

Hybrid Sunscreens (No Tint)	Hybrid Sunscreens (No Tint)
Sunscreens that use a combination of mineral (inorganic) and chemical (organic) UV filters and do...	Sunscreens that use a combination of mineral (inorganic) and chemical (organic) UV filters and do...
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Ingredient highlights

Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

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

Full ingredient list

Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

No. of common ingredients = 0
Octinoxate (7.5%), zinc oxide (10.5%), water, cyclomethicone, pentylene glycol, phenyl trimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, peg-40 stearate, dimethicone, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, bht, squalane, potassium cetyl phosphate, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sorbitan isostearate, carbomer, dimethicone crosspolymer, behentrimonium methosulfate, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, lecithin, retinol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citric acid, hydrogenated palm glycerides, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, iris florentina root extract, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, butylene glycol, polysilicone-11, polysorbate 60, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20 11	Octinoxate (7.5%), octisalate (5%), octocrylene (7%), oxybenzone (6%), titanium dioxide (5.7%), water, propylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, vp/eicosene copolymer, cyclomethicone, stearic acid, dimethiconol, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, aluminum hydroxide, disodium edta, tocopherol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, ethylparaben, chlorphenesin, cetyl alcohol, carbomer, methylparaben, xanthan gum

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Octinoxate (7.5%), zinc oxide (10.5%), water, cyclomethicone, pentylene glycol, phenyl trimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, peg-40 stearate, dimethicone, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, bht, squalane, potassium cetyl phosphate, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sorbitan isostearate, carbomer, dimethicone crosspolymer, behentrimonium methosulfate, ceteareth-20, sodium polyacrylate, lecithin, retinol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, disodium edta, chlorphenesin, alcohol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, citric acid, hydrogenated palm glycerides, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, iris florentina root extract, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, butylene glycol, polysilicone-11, polysorbate 60, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20

Octinoxate (7.5%), octisalate (5%), octocrylene (7%), oxybenzone (6%), titanium dioxide (5.7%), water, propylene glycol, glycerin, dimethicone, vp/eicosene copolymer, cyclomethicone, stearic acid, dimethiconol, potassium cetyl phosphate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, aluminum hydroxide, disodium edta, tocopherol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, ethylparaben, chlorphenesin, cetyl alcohol, carbomer, methylparaben, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

Anti-acne: Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octinoxate (7.5%), Zinc oxide (10.5%)

Skin brightening: Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octisalate (5%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Octocrylene (7%), Oxybenzone (6%), Titanium dioxide (5.7%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Cyclomethicone, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Renewing Day Cream SPF 30

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 50

Octinoxate (7.5%)

Also-called: Octinoxate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Zinc oxide (10.5%)

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

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

Water

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.