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SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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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

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Hydro 24h Light Texture Spf 20

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

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Hydro 24h Light Texture Spf 20

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, homosalate, butylene glycol, oxybenzone, avobenzone, silica, octocrylene, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetyl dimethicone, camellia sinensis leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, superoxide dismutase, adenosine, tocopherol, bisabolol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, panthenol, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, sodium hydroxide, steareth-21, steareth-2, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid 11	Aqua, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, glycerin, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, homosalate, octocrylene, dimethicone, diethylhexyl carbonate, olus oil, cocoglycerides, silica, panthenol, persea gratissima oil, sodium pca, urea, allantoin, glutamic acid, glycine, lysine, gluconolactone, glucose, lactic acid, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethiconol, parfum, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water, homosalate, butylene glycol, oxybenzone, avobenzone, silica, octocrylene, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetyl dimethicone, camellia sinensis leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, superoxide dismutase, adenosine, tocopherol, bisabolol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, panthenol, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, sodium hydroxide, steareth-21, steareth-2, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid

Aqua, c12-20 acid peg-8 ester, glycerin, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, homosalate, octocrylene, dimethicone, diethylhexyl carbonate, olus oil, cocoglycerides, silica, panthenol, persea gratissima oil, sodium pca, urea, allantoin, glutamic acid, glycine, lysine, gluconolactone, glucose, lactic acid, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, squalane, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, dimethiconol, parfum, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, pantolactone, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Hydro 24h Light Texture Spf 20

Sunscreen/UV filter: Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Oxybenzone

Soothing: Panthenol, Salix alba (willow) bark extract, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol, Superoxide dismutase

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Octocrylene

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Hydro 24h Light Texture Spf 20

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.

Homosalate

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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