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Hawaiian Tropic
Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

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Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

Product category and function

Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

Self-Tanners (with DHA)	Self-Tanners (with DHA)
Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*	Self-tanning products for a sun-kissed glow that contain DHA *(dihydroxyacetone).*
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Ingredient highlights

Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

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

Full ingredient list

Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, hexylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopheryl acetate, dihydroxyacetone. 6	Distilled water, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, glycerin, milk, caprylic/capric triglycerides, cetyl alcohol, dihydroxyacetone (dha), terminalia catappa leaf extract, tannic acid, sambucus nigra (flower) extract, aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), d-alpha tocopherol (vitamin e), squalane, glyceryl stearate, beta-fructan, beta-glucosamine, iron oxides, essential oils, grapefruit (citrus gandis) seed extract.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, isopropyl palmitate, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, hexylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopheryl acetate, dihydroxyacetone.

Distilled water, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, glycerin, milk, caprylic/capric triglycerides, cetyl alcohol, dihydroxyacetone (dha), terminalia catappa leaf extract, tannic acid, sambucus nigra (flower) extract, aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), d-alpha tocopherol (vitamin e), squalane, glyceryl stearate, beta-fructan, beta-glucosamine, iron oxides, essential oils, grapefruit (citrus gandis) seed extract.

Notable ingredients

Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) extract, D-alpha tocopherol (vitamin e), Tannic acid

Solvent: Distilled water, Caprylic/capric triglycerides, Glycerin

Astringent: Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) extract, Grapefruit (citrus gandis) seed extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, Tannic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Sunless Tan Gradual Tanning Lotion

Bronze Tinted Self Tanner

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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent