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CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

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Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

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Product category and function

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

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

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

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

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), octinoxate, glycerin, octisalate, silica, octocrylene, avobenzone, dimethicone, tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, sambucus nigra fruit extract, oat bran extract, punica granatum fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, hydrogenated lecithin, titanium dioxide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, xanthan gum, sodium carbomer, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol 9	Avobenzone (2.68%), homosalate (9.60%), octisalate (2.88%), octocrylene (5.38%), oxybenzone (3.46%), water, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopherol, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, silica, sodium polyacrylate, ascorbyl glucoside, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin, triethanolamine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (aqua), octinoxate, glycerin, octisalate, silica, octocrylene, avobenzone, dimethicone, tocopherol, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, sambucus nigra fruit extract, oat bran extract, punica granatum fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, hydrogenated lecithin, titanium dioxide, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, xanthan gum, sodium carbomer, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Avobenzone (2.68%), homosalate (9.60%), octisalate (2.88%), octocrylene (5.38%), oxybenzone (3.46%), water, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, tocopherol, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, silica, sodium polyacrylate, ascorbyl glucoside, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, polyacrylamide, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, cassia alata leaf extract, maltodextrin, triethanolamine

Notable ingredients

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

Sunscreen/UV filter: Octisalate, Octinoxate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Titanium dioxide

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Oat bran extract

Antioxidant: Oat bran extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopherol, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate (9.60%), Octisalate (2.88%), Octocrylene (5.38%), Avobenzone (2.68%), Oxybenzone (3.46%)

Soothing: Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Anthelios AOX Antioxidant Serum With Spf 50 Sunscreen

Water (aqua)

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.

Octinoxate

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

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