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Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

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Skin Defense Lotion Spf 50

Product category and function

Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 50

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

Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 50

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, homosalate, octocrylene, propylene glycol, ethylhexyl salicylate, dicaprylyl ether, glycerin, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, squalane, hydrogenated polyisobutene, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, triethanolamine, cera alba (beeswax), tocopherol, disodium edta, stearic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), persea gratissima oil (avocado oil) 10	Avobenzone (2.7%), homosalate (9%), octisalate (4%), octocrylene (5%), water, diisopropyl adipate, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/c12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, propylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, fragrance, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, camellia sinensis leaf extract, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, psidium guajava fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium ascorbyl phosphate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua/water, homosalate, octocrylene, propylene glycol, ethylhexyl salicylate, dicaprylyl ether, glycerin, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, squalane, hydrogenated polyisobutene, phenoxyethanol, sorbitan oleate, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, triethanolamine, cera alba (beeswax), tocopherol, disodium edta, stearic acid, myristyl alcohol, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), persea gratissima oil (avocado oil)

Avobenzone (2.7%), homosalate (9%), octisalate (4%), octocrylene (5%), water, diisopropyl adipate, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/c12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, propylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, fragrance, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, camellia sinensis leaf extract, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, psidium guajava fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Notable ingredients

Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 50

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Octocrylene, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate (9%), Octisalate (4%), Octocrylene (5%), Avobenzone (2.7%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Facial Moisturizer Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 50

Aqua/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.

Homosalate

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Octocrylene

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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