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Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

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Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

Clearing Defense Spf 30

Chemical Sunscreens (No Tint)	Chemical Sunscreens (No Tint)
Sunscreens that use chemical (organic) UV filters and do not contain iron oxides (with rare...	Sunscreens that use chemical (organic) UV filters and do not contain iron oxides (with rare...
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Ingredient highlights

Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

Clearing Defense Spf 30

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

Full ingredient list

Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

Clearing Defense Spf 30

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Aqua/water/eau, homosalate, glycerin, butyloctyl salicylate, dimethicone, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, octocrylene, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose, cetearyl glucoside, dipsacus sylvestris extract, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, tromethamine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, dimethiconol, tocopherol, butylene glycol, diospyros mespiliformis leaf extract, maltodextrin, sanicula europaea extract, myrothamnus flabellifolia extract, citric acid, lapsana communis flower/leaf/stem extract, furcellaria lumbricalis extract, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, maris sal(sea salt)(sel marin), ci 14700(red 4), ci 17200(red 33), polyvinyl alcohol, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate 17	Homosalate (8.0%), octocrylene (8.0%), octisalate (5.0%), avobenzone (3.0%), water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, silica, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, butyloctyl salicylate, vp/eicosene copolymer, polyglyceryl-2 distearate, saccharide isomerate, tapioca starch, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit oil, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, salix alba (willow) bark extract, terpineol, thymol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tocopheryl acetate, potassium cetyl phosphate, arachidyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, behenyl alcohol, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arachidyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, linalool, limonene, geraniol, citronellol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Aqua/water/eau, homosalate, glycerin, butyloctyl salicylate, dimethicone, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, octocrylene, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, parfum/fragrance, cellulose, cetearyl glucoside, dipsacus sylvestris extract, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, tromethamine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, sodium hyaluronate, dimethiconol, tocopherol, butylene glycol, diospyros mespiliformis leaf extract, maltodextrin, sanicula europaea extract, myrothamnus flabellifolia extract, citric acid, lapsana communis flower/leaf/stem extract, furcellaria lumbricalis extract, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, ascorbic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, maris sal(sea salt)(sel marin), ci 14700(red 4), ci 17200(red 33), polyvinyl alcohol, copper palmitoyl heptapeptide-14, heptapeptide-15 palmitate

Homosalate (8.0%), octocrylene (8.0%), octisalate (5.0%), avobenzone (3.0%), water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, silica, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, butyloctyl salicylate, vp/eicosene copolymer, polyglyceryl-2 distearate, saccharide isomerate, tapioca starch, coriandrum sativum (coriander) fruit oil, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, salix alba (willow) bark extract, terpineol, thymol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, tocopheryl acetate, potassium cetyl phosphate, arachidyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, behenyl alcohol, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arachidyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, bisabolol, pentylene glycol, propanediol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, linalool, limonene, geraniol, citronellol.

Notable ingredients

Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

Clearing Defense Spf 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Octocrylene

Soothing: Sanicula europaea extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3.0%), Octisalate (5.0%), Homosalate (8.0%), Octocrylene (8.0%)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Multi Active Day Cream Spf 20 All Skin Types

Clearing Defense Spf 30

Aqua/water/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.

Homosalate

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent