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La Roche-Posay
Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

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Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

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Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

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

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

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

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avobenzone (2.24%), homosalate (8%), octisalate (2.40%), octocrylene (4.48%), oxybenzone (2.88%), water, alcohol denat., dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, sodium polyacrylate, silica, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, tocopherol, menthyl lactate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin 9	Water, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, allantoin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, diisopropyl sebacate, dimethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, glycerin, glycyrrhetinic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, panthenol, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polymethyl methacrylate, polysorbate 61, potassium sorbate, silica, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sucrose tristearate, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, zinc gluconate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Avobenzone (2.24%), homosalate (8%), octisalate (2.40%), octocrylene (4.48%), oxybenzone (2.88%), water, alcohol denat., dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, sodium polyacrylate, silica, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, tocopherol, menthyl lactate, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin

Water, avobenzone, octisalate, octocrylene, allantoin, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, caprylyl glycol, carbomer, diisopropyl sebacate, dimethicone, dimethiconol, disodium edta, glycerin, glycyrrhetinic acid, hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine, isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, panthenol, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, polymethyl methacrylate, polysorbate 61, potassium sorbate, silica, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sucrose tristearate, tocopheryl acetate, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, zinc gluconate

Notable ingredients

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Oxybenzone (2.88%), Avobenzone (2.24%), Octisalate (2.40%), Homosalate (8%), Octocrylene (4.48%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propylene glycol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octisalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Oil Absorbing Moisturizer With SPF 30

Avobenzone (2.24%)

Also-called: Avobenzone | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Homosalate (8%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Octisalate (2.40%)

Also-called: Octisalate, Octyl Salicylate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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.

Avobenzone

Also-called: Avobenzone | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Octisalate

Also-called: Octisalate, Octyl Salicylate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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