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Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

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Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)	Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)
Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...	Sunscreens that use mineral (inorganic) UV filters (zinc oxide & titanium dioxide) and do not...
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Ingredient highlights

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Rio Radiance Spf 50 Body Lotion

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Rio Radiance Spf 50 Body Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract (kiwi fruit), argania spinosa kernel oil, tetrapeptide-30, linoleic acid, resveratrol, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, bisabolol, tocopherol, phospholipids, lecithin, glycine soja sterols, xanthophylls, pullulan, sodium gluconate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, alumina, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, c13-14 isoparaffin, acrylates copolymer, polyhydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, ceteareth-20, aluminum stearate, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 15	Zinc oxide (20.00%), aqua (water, eau), butyloctyl salicylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, carthamus tinctorius oleosomes, cellulose gum, cetearyl alcohol, citric acid, coco-glucoside, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, dicaprylyl carbonate, diisooctyl succinate, dimethicone, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, ethylhexyl methoxycrylene, ethylhexylglycerin, euterpe oleracea (acai) fruit oil, gluconolactone, glycerin, hectorite, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyethylcellulose, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77499), isononyl isononanoate, maleated soybean oil glyceryl/octyldodecanol esters, mica (ci 77019), microcrystalline cellulose, niacinamide, parfum (fragrance), phenoxyethanol, polyhydroxystearic acid, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 60, pongamia pinnata seed extract, sodium benzoate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sorbitan isostearate, sorbitan oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, theobroma grandiflorum (cupuacu) seed butter, tin oxide (ci 77861), titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tocopherol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 45

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract (kiwi fruit), argania spinosa kernel oil, tetrapeptide-30, linoleic acid, resveratrol, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, bisabolol, tocopherol, phospholipids, lecithin, glycine soja sterols, xanthophylls, pullulan, sodium gluconate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, alumina, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, c13-14 isoparaffin, acrylates copolymer, polyhydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, ceteareth-20, aluminum stearate, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Zinc oxide (20.00%), aqua (water, eau), butyloctyl salicylate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, carthamus tinctorius oleosomes, cellulose gum, cetearyl alcohol, citric acid, coco-glucoside, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, dicaprylyl carbonate, diisooctyl succinate, dimethicone, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, ethylhexyl methoxycrylene, ethylhexylglycerin, euterpe oleracea (acai) fruit oil, gluconolactone, glycerin, hectorite, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyethylcellulose, iron oxides (ci 77491), iron oxides (ci 77499), isononyl isononanoate, maleated soybean oil glyceryl/octyldodecanol esters, mica (ci 77019), microcrystalline cellulose, niacinamide, parfum (fragrance), phenoxyethanol, polyhydroxystearic acid, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 60, pongamia pinnata seed extract, sodium benzoate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sorbitan isostearate, sorbitan oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, theobroma grandiflorum (cupuacu) seed butter, tin oxide (ci 77861), titanium dioxide/ci 77891, tocopherol, triethoxycaprylylsilane, benzyl salicylate, citronellol, limonene

Notable ingredients

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Rio Radiance Spf 50 Body Lotion

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Bisabolol, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Zinc oxide (20.00%)

Soothing: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30

Rio Radiance Spf 50 Body Lotion

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

Zinc oxide

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Skin protecting, Colorant, Anti-microbial

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