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Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

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City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

Product category and function

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

Tinted Mineral Sunscreens	Tinted Mineral Sunscreens
Sunscreens containing mineral filters and tint from iron oxides.	Sunscreens containing mineral filters and tint from iron oxides.
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Ingredient highlights

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

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

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

No. of common ingredients = 0
Titanium dioxide (4%), zinc oxide (14%), water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, propanediol, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, argania spinosa kernel oil, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, melanin, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, alumina, hydrogen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disteardimonium hectorite, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium chloride, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77499). 19	Titanium dioxide (2.7%), zinc oxide (10.0%), water (aqua), dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, triheptanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c13-16 isoparaffin, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, polyurethane-35, polyhydroxystearic acid, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, bisabolol, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, silica, calendula officinalis flower extract, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, aluminum stearate, alumina, ethylhexylglycerin, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, ascorbyl palmitate, methylpropanediol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenylpropanol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Titanium dioxide (4%), zinc oxide (14%), water (aqua), cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, propanediol, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, argania spinosa kernel oil, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, peg-10 dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, melanin, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, alumina, hydrogen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, disteardimonium hectorite, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium chloride, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, iron oxides (ci 77492), iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77499).

Titanium dioxide (2.7%), zinc oxide (10.0%), water (aqua), dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, triheptanoin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c13-16 isoparaffin, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate, polyurethane-35, polyhydroxystearic acid, polymethylsilsesquioxane, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, bisabolol, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, urea, yeast amino acids, trehalose, inositol, taurine, betaine, tocopherol, biosaccharide gum-4, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, silica, calendula officinalis flower extract, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, aluminum stearate, alumina, ethylhexylglycerin, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, ascorbyl palmitate, methylpropanediol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenylpropanol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77492)

Notable ingredients

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (4%), Zinc oxide (14%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (2.7%), Zinc oxide (10.0%)

Soothing: Bisabolol, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 50

Titanium dioxide (4%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant

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

Zinc oxide (14%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Skin protecting, Colorant, Anti-microbial

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

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.