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Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

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Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

Sheer Hydration 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

Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

Sheer Hydration 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

Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

Sheer Hydration SPF 40

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, octinoxate, homosalate, octisalate, oxybenzone, silica, glycerin, avobenzone, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cyclopentasiloxane, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, vp/eicosene copolymer, allantoin, niacinamide, tocopherol, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, atractylodes macrocephala root powder , avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, coffea arabica seed extract, portulaca oleracea extract, mahonia aquifolium root extract , diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, sarcosine, capryloyl glycine, maltooligosyl glucoside, cetearyl glucoside, dimethiconol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate , hexylene glycol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin 15	Avobenzone (3%), octinoxate (7.5%), octisalate (5%), aqua/water/eau, acetyl glucosamine, butyloctyl salicylate, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, cetyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, lecithin, arctium lappa root extract, (dl-alpha) tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone crosspolymer, propylene glycol, peg-75 stearate, steareth-20, xanthan gum, ceteth-20, ammonium hydroxide, carbomer, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium bisulfite

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, octinoxate, homosalate, octisalate, oxybenzone, silica, glycerin, avobenzone, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cyclopentasiloxane, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, vp/eicosene copolymer, allantoin, niacinamide, tocopherol, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, atractylodes macrocephala root powder , avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, coffea arabica seed extract, portulaca oleracea extract, mahonia aquifolium root extract , diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, sarcosine, capryloyl glycine, maltooligosyl glucoside, cetearyl glucoside, dimethiconol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate , hexylene glycol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin

Avobenzone (3%), octinoxate (7.5%), octisalate (5%), aqua/water/eau, acetyl glucosamine, butyloctyl salicylate, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, cetyl alcohol, peg-100 stearate, cetearyl alcohol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, lecithin, arctium lappa root extract, (dl-alpha) tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone crosspolymer, propylene glycol, peg-75 stearate, steareth-20, xanthan gum, ceteth-20, ammonium hydroxide, carbomer, disodium edta, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium bisulfite

Notable ingredients

Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

Sheer Hydration SPF 40

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Oxybenzone, Avobenzone, Octinoxate, Octisalate, Homosalate

Soothing: Niacinamide, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (3%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Octisalate (5%)

Skin brightening: Acetyl glucosamine

Antioxidant: (dl-alpha) tocopheryl acetate, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, Sodium bisulfite

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Skin Restoring Moisturizer With Spf 50

Sheer Hydration SPF 40

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.

Octinoxate

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

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

Homosalate

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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