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Medisun Gel SPF 50

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La Roche-Posay
Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Product category and function

Medisun Gel SPF 50

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion 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

Medisun Gel SPF 50

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion 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

Medisun Gel SPF 50

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, dicaprylyl carbonate, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, ethylhexyl triazone, octocrylene, dipropylene glycol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, bht, disodium edta, tocopherol 7	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Aqua (water), ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, dicaprylyl carbonate, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, ethylhexyl triazone, octocrylene, dipropylene glycol, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cyclohexasiloxane, alcohol denat., ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, bht, disodium edta, tocopherol

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

Notable ingredients

Medisun Gel SPF 50

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl triazone, Octocrylene

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol denat, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol

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

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Ingredients with their functions

Medisun Gel SPF 50

Anthelios Cooling Water Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30

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.

Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate

Also-called: Octinoxate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Dicaprylyl carbonate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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