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Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

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Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

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Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

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

Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua, homosalate, octyl salicylate (ethylhexyl salicylate), dibutyl adipate, glycerol (glycerin), butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine), (dimeticone 200) dimethicone, ethylhexyl triazone, butyloctyl salicylate, pvp/hexadecene copolymer (vp/hexadecene copolymer), (aloe vera) aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, (cocos nucifera) cocos nucifera oil, sodium hyaluronate, (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) tocopheryl acetate, (2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol) aminomethyl propanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edetate (disodium edta), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol 13	Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (2.8%), ethylhexyl salicylate (4.8%), homosalate (10%), octocrylene (9.5%), water, butyloctyl salicylate, dibutyl adipate, glycerin, isodecyl neopentanoate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, dimethicone, isododecane, glycereth-26, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, silica, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, propylene glycol dibenzoate, polysilicone-11, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ectoin, hydroxyacetophenone, inulin lauryl carbamate, marrubium vulgare extract, disodium edta, benzoic acid, sodium hydroxide, spirulina maxima extract, dehydroacetic acid, carnosine, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lecithin, pelargonium graveolens (geranium) flower oil, limonene, citronellol, linalool, geraniol, citral.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 46

Water/aqua, homosalate, octyl salicylate (ethylhexyl salicylate), dibutyl adipate, glycerol (glycerin), butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine), (dimeticone 200) dimethicone, ethylhexyl triazone, butyloctyl salicylate, pvp/hexadecene copolymer (vp/hexadecene copolymer), (aloe vera) aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, (cocos nucifera) cocos nucifera oil, sodium hyaluronate, (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) tocopheryl acetate, (2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol) aminomethyl propanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edetate (disodium edta), phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol

Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (2.8%), ethylhexyl salicylate (4.8%), homosalate (10%), octocrylene (9.5%), water, butyloctyl salicylate, dibutyl adipate, glycerin, isodecyl neopentanoate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, dimethicone, isododecane, glycereth-26, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, silica, squalane, sodium hyaluronate, propylene glycol dibenzoate, polysilicone-11, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ectoin, hydroxyacetophenone, inulin lauryl carbamate, marrubium vulgare extract, disodium edta, benzoic acid, sodium hydroxide, spirulina maxima extract, dehydroacetic acid, carnosine, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lecithin, pelargonium graveolens (geranium) flower oil, limonene, citronellol, linalool, geraniol, citral.

Notable ingredients

Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

Sunscreen/UV filter: Bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine), Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octyl salicylate (ethylhexyl salicylate), Ethylhexyl triazone, Homosalate, Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid

Antioxidant: (d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua, Benzyl alcohol, Butyloctyl salicylate, Dibutyl adipate, Glycerol (glycerin)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (2.8%), Ethylhexyl salicylate (4.8%), Homosalate (10%), Octocrylene (9.5%)

Soothing: Ectoin, Marrubium vulgare extract

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Spirulina maxima extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Water Gel SPF 50+ Sunscreen

Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF 50+

Water/aqua

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.

Octyl salicylate (ethylhexyl salicylate)

Also-called: Octisalate, Octyl Salicylate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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