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CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

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CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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+

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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+

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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 11	Avobenzone (2.3%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (5.0%), water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, sd alcohol 40-b, caprylyl methicone, silica, glyceryl diisostearate, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, beheneth-20, behenyl alcohol, c30-45 alkyl methicone, trehalose, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, c30-45 olefin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, disodium edta, potassium hydroxide, bht, carbomer, alcohol, sodium metabisulfite, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tocopherol, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, fragrance, titanium dioxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 44

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 (2.3%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (5.0%), water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, sd alcohol 40-b, caprylyl methicone, silica, glyceryl diisostearate, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, beheneth-20, behenyl alcohol, c30-45 alkyl methicone, trehalose, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, c30-45 olefin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, disodium edta, potassium hydroxide, bht, carbomer, alcohol, sodium metabisulfite, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tocopherol, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, fragrance, titanium dioxide

Notable ingredients

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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: Avobenzone (2.3%), Octisalate (5.0%), Homosalate (10.0%), Titanium dioxide, Octocrylene (5.0%)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, Bht, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Sd alcohol 40-b

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Ingredients with their functions

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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