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Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

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Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

Product category and function

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

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

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

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

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 21	Total Number of ingredients = 16
Avobenzone (3.0%), octisalate (4.7%), octocrylene (8.4%), water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, alcohol denat., tapioca starch, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, carbomer, fragrance, ethylhexyglycerin, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta 8	Avobenzone (3%), octocrylene (10%), water, diisopropyl adipate, cyclomethicone, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, polymethyl methacrylate, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, tocopheryl acetate, carbomer (940), disodium edta, triethanolamine

Notable ingredients

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3.0%), Octisalate (4.7%), Octocrylene (8.4%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3%), Octocrylene (10%)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Cyclomethicone, Diisopropyl adipate, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Maximum Hydration Protective Lotion Spf 15

Daily Facial Moisturizer Spf 15

Avobenzone (3.0%)

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

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

Octisalate (4.7%)

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

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

Octocrylene (8.4%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Avobenzone (3%)

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

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

Octocrylene (10%)

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.