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Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

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Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

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Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

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

Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

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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

Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avobenzone (3.0%), homosalate (10.00%), octisalate (5.00%), octocrylene (10.00%), water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, silica, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, dimethicone, glycerin, butyloctyl salicylate, polyglyceryl-2 distearate, vp/eicosene copolymer, chlorella vulgaris extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, camellia sinensis leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, potassium cetyl phosphate, arachidyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer, behenyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arachidyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, caprylyl glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, pentylene glycol, propanediol, saccharide isomerate, bisabolol, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, limonene 16	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 = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Avobenzone (3.0%), homosalate (10.00%), octisalate (5.00%), octocrylene (10.00%), water/aqua/eau, butylene glycol, silica, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, dimethicone, glycerin, butyloctyl salicylate, polyglyceryl-2 distearate, vp/eicosene copolymer, chlorella vulgaris extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, camellia sinensis leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, potassium cetyl phosphate, arachidyl alcohol, dimethicone crosspolymer, behenyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, arachidyl glucoside, ethylhexylglycerin, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sodium citrate, caprylyl glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, 1,2-hexanediol, pentylene glycol, propanediol, saccharide isomerate, bisabolol, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer, heptapeptide-15 palmitate, limonene

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

Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3.0%), Octisalate (5.00%), Homosalate (10.00%), Octocrylene (10.00%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

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

Soothing: Ectoin

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Ingredients with their functions

Prisma Protect Spf 30 Moisturizer

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Avobenzone (3.0%)

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

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

Homosalate (10.00%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Octisalate (5.00%)

Also-called: Octisalate, Octyl Salicylate | 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