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Skin Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

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SPF 50 Sunscreen

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Skin Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

SPF 50 Sunscreen

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 Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

SPF 50 Sunscreen

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Skin Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

SPF 50 Sunscreen

No. of common ingredients = 0
Zinc oxide (14.5%), octinoxate (7.5%), purified water, niacinamide, oleth-3 phosphate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, polyisobutene, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, butylene glycol, lactic acid, caffeine, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, sucrose, glycerin, xanthan gum, peg-7 trimethylolpropane coconut ether, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, ethylhexyl stearate, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, panthenol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol 9	Water/aqua, octocrylene, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, isododecane, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ethylhexyl triazone, butylene glycol, titanium dioxide, linoleic acid, panthenol, linolenic acid, diisopropyl sebacate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, diisopropyl adipate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, retinol, arachidyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, xanthan gum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 20, silica, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, ethylhexylglycerin, acacia gum, phenoxyethanol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Zinc oxide (14.5%), octinoxate (7.5%), purified water, niacinamide, oleth-3 phosphate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, polyisobutene, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, butylene glycol, lactic acid, caffeine, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, sucrose, glycerin, xanthan gum, peg-7 trimethylolpropane coconut ether, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, ethylhexyl stearate, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, panthenol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Water/aqua, octocrylene, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, isododecane, niacinamide, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ethylhexyl triazone, butylene glycol, titanium dioxide, linoleic acid, panthenol, linolenic acid, diisopropyl sebacate, sodium hyaluronate, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, diisopropyl adipate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, retinol, arachidyl glucoside, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, xanthan gum, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 20, silica, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, ethylhexylglycerin, acacia gum, phenoxyethanol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate.

Notable ingredients

Skin Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

SPF 50 Sunscreen

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octinoxate (7.5%), Zinc oxide (14.5%)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Sucrose

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl triazone, Titanium dioxide, Octocrylene

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Panthenol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Defense Environmental Protection SPF 50

SPF 50 Sunscreen

Zinc oxide (14.5%)

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

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

Octinoxate (7.5%)

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

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

Purified 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.