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SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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Product category and function

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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 10	Avobenzone (2.2%), homosalate (7.0%), octocrylene (4.2%), water, diisopropyl adipate, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/c12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, propylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, fragrance, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, camellia sinensis leaf extract, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, psidium guajava fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium ascorbyl phosphate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

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

Avobenzone (2.2%), homosalate (7.0%), octocrylene (4.2%), water, diisopropyl adipate, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/c12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer, propylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, dicetyl phosphate, ceteth-10 phosphate, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, fragrance, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, camellia sinensis leaf extract, disodium edta, tocopheryl acetate, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, psidium guajava fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Notable ingredients

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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: Homosalate (7.0%), Octocrylene (4.2%), Avobenzone (2.2%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

Skin Defense Lotion Spf 30

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.