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Dr. Denese SkinScience
Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

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Survival 20 (S20)

Product category and function

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

Survival 20 (S20)

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

Survival 20 (S20)

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

Survival 20 (S20)

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). 26	Cyclopentasiloxane, water (aqua), zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, peg-10 dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, propanediol, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, hexyl laurate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, dimethylmethoxy chromanol, inulin, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, superoxide dismutase, xanthophyll, pinus pinaster bark extract, polygonum aviculare extract, alteromonas ferment extract, padina pavonica thallus extract, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, pca, sodium pca, sodium lactate, squalane, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, melanin, sucrose, tapioca starch, stearic acid, trimethylsiloxysilicate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium chloride, dipropylene glycol, tromethamine, ethoxydiglycol, alumina, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 50

Total Number of ingredients = 58

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).

Cyclopentasiloxane, water (aqua), zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, peg-10 dimethicone, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, propanediol, acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate crosspolymer, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, hexyl laurate, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, dimethylmethoxy chromanol, inulin, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, superoxide dismutase, xanthophyll, pinus pinaster bark extract, polygonum aviculare extract, alteromonas ferment extract, padina pavonica thallus extract, arginine, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, pca, sodium pca, sodium lactate, squalane, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, melanin, sucrose, tapioca starch, stearic acid, trimethylsiloxysilicate, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium chloride, dipropylene glycol, tromethamine, ethoxydiglycol, alumina, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, 1,2-hexanediol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

Survival 20 (S20)

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

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide

Soothing: Sucrose

Antioxidant: Dimethylmethoxy chromanol, Pinus pinaster bark extract, Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit extract, Tocopherol, Superoxide dismutase, Xanthophyll

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Ingredients with their functions

Spf 40 Defense Day Cream

Survival 20 (S20)

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.