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CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

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Product category and function

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Kind To Skin Protecting Light 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

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Kind To Skin Protecting Light 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer Spf 15

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 8	Avobenzone (2.0%), ensulizole (1.5%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (1.3%), water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, glycol stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, allantoin, bisabolol, glyceryl stearate, potassium stearate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, bht, xanthan gum, disodium edta, stearamide amp

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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 (2.0%), ensulizole (1.5%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (1.3%), water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, glycol stearate, peg-100 stearate, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, allantoin, bisabolol, glyceryl stearate, potassium stearate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, cetyl alcohol, bht, xanthan gum, disodium edta, stearamide amp

Notable ingredients

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer Spf 15

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: Octisalate (5.0%), Octocrylene (1.3%), Avobenzone (2.0%), Ensulizole (1.5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

CLEAR Ultra Light Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 30+

Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer Spf 15

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