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Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

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

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

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

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, allantoin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, diisopropyl sebacate, dimethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, glycerin, glycyrrhetinic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, panthenol, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polymethyl methacrylate, polysorbate 61, potassium sorbate, silica, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sucrose tristearate, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, zinc gluconate 9	Avobenzone (3.0%), octisalate (4.7%), octocrylene (8.4%), water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, alcohol denat., tapioca starch, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, fragrance, ethylhexyglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, allantoin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, diisopropyl sebacate, dimethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, glycerin, glycyrrhetinic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, panthenol, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polymethyl methacrylate, polysorbate 61, potassium sorbate, silica, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sucrose tristearate, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, zinc gluconate

Avobenzone (3.0%), octisalate (4.7%), octocrylene (8.4%), water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, alcohol denat., tapioca starch, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, fragrance, ethylhexyglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta

Notable ingredients

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octisalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3.0%), Octisalate (4.7%), Octocrylene (8.4%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

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.

Avobenzone

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

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

Octisalate

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

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