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Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

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Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

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Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)	Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)
Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...	Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...
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Ingredient highlights

Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Titanium dioxide (4.3%), zinc oxide (6.0%), water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, dimethicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, lauryl peg-8 dimethicone, vp/eicosene copolymer, alcohol denat., cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate, polyhydroxystearic acid, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, stearalkonium bentonite, caprylyl glycol, fragrance, alumina, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, triethoxycaprylylsilane, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, psidium guajava fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, iron oxides 14	Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract (kiwi fruit), argania spinosa kernel oil, tetrapeptide-30, linoleic acid, resveratrol, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, bisabolol, tocopherol, phospholipids, lecithin, glycine soja sterols, xanthophylls, pullulan, sodium gluconate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, alumina, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, c13-14 isoparaffin, acrylates copolymer, polyhydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, ceteareth-20, aluminum stearate, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Titanium dioxide (4.3%), zinc oxide (6.0%), water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, dimethicone, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1 dimethicone, lauryl peg-8 dimethicone, vp/eicosene copolymer, alcohol denat., cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate, polyhydroxystearic acid, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, stearalkonium bentonite, caprylyl glycol, fragrance, alumina, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerin, aleurites moluccanus seed oil, triethoxycaprylylsilane, mica, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, psidium guajava fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, iron oxides

Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract (kiwi fruit), argania spinosa kernel oil, tetrapeptide-30, linoleic acid, resveratrol, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, bisabolol, tocopherol, phospholipids, lecithin, glycine soja sterols, xanthophylls, pullulan, sodium gluconate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, alumina, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, c13-14 isoparaffin, acrylates copolymer, polyhydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, ceteareth-20, aluminum stearate, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (4.3%), Zinc oxide (6.0%)

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propylene carbonate

Abrasive: Alumina

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Mineral Skin Nourishing Milk Spf 30

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Titanium dioxide (4.3%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant

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

Zinc oxide (6.0%)

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

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

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.