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Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

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After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

Product category and function

Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Care	After Sun Care
Soothing products to hydrate and repair post-sun skin.	Soothing products to hydrate and repair post-sun skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

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

Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 8	Total Number of ingredients = 22
Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), carbomer, polysorbate 20, phenoxyethanol, tetrasodium edta, benzyl alcohol, triethanolamine. 6	Water/aqua/eau, polysorbate 20, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 5 (ci 19140), sodium hydroxide, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, disodium edta, porphyra umbilicalis extract, tocopheryl acetate, benzyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, isoeugenol, linalool

Notable ingredients

Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Benzyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Aftersun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice

Also-called: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Juice, Aloe barbadensis juice | Function: Skin conditioning

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

Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Also-called: Tocopherol acetate, Vitamin E Acetate | Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Carbomer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing

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.

Polysorbate 20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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