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Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

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Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

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Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

Ultra Facial Cream 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

Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

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

Full ingredient list

Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Octocrylene (8.0%), homosalate (5.0%), avobenzone (3.0%), octisalate (3.0%), water/aqua/eau, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) oleosomes, butylene glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, niacinamide, polysorbate 80, laminaria digitata extract, lavandula hybrida oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, cananga odorata flower oil, eucalyptol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, bisabolol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, glycogen, sodium hyaluronate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, gluconolactone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl polyacrylate, propanediol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, silica, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, limonene, linalool, geraniol, isoeugenol 13	Aqua/water, glycerin, octocrylene, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, squalane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, dimethicone, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, silica, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, tocopherol, dicaprylyl carbonate, steareth-100, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, carbomer, chlorphenesin, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, ectoin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, myristic acid, mentha piperita oil (peppermint oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, salicylic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Octocrylene (8.0%), homosalate (5.0%), avobenzone (3.0%), octisalate (3.0%), water/aqua/eau, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) oleosomes, butylene glycol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, niacinamide, polysorbate 80, laminaria digitata extract, lavandula hybrida oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, cananga odorata flower oil, eucalyptol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, ppg-12/smdi copolymer, bisabolol, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, glycogen, sodium hyaluronate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, gluconolactone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl polyacrylate, propanediol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, polymethylsilsesquioxane, silica, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, farnesol, limonene, linalool, geraniol, isoeugenol

Aqua/water, glycerin, octocrylene, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, squalane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, dimethicone, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, silica, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, tocopherol, dicaprylyl carbonate, steareth-100, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, carbomer, chlorphenesin, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, ectoin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, myristic acid, mentha piperita oil (peppermint oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, salicylic acid

Notable ingredients

Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

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

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Homosalate, Octocrylene

Soothing: Ectoin

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Ingredients with their functions

Powerbright Moisturizer Spf 50

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Octocrylene (8.0%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Homosalate (5.0%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Avobenzone (3.0%)

Also-called: Avobenzone | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Aqua/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.

Glycerin

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