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SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

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All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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

All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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

All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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	Water, homosalate, alcohol denat., ethylhexyl salicylate, dipropylene glycol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, bis-peg/ppg-20/5 peg/ppg-20/5 dimethicone, methoxy peg/ppg-25/4 dimethicone, dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, 1,2-hexanediol, bht, disodium edta, limonia acidissima extract, butylene glycol, vp/hexadecene copolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, chrysanthemum indicum flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, phenoxyethanol, morus alba fruit extract, cinnamomum cassia bark extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, diospyros kaki leaf extract, pueraria lobata root extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf water, centaurea cyanus flower water, helichrysum italicum flower water

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 39

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

Water, homosalate, alcohol denat., ethylhexyl salicylate, dipropylene glycol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, silica, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, bis-peg/ppg-20/5 peg/ppg-20/5 dimethicone, methoxy peg/ppg-25/4 dimethicone, dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, caprylic/capric triglyceride, fragrance, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, 1,2-hexanediol, bht, disodium edta, limonia acidissima extract, butylene glycol, vp/hexadecene copolymer, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, chrysanthemum indicum flower extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, phenoxyethanol, morus alba fruit extract, cinnamomum cassia bark extract, artemisia princeps leaf extract, diospyros kaki leaf extract, pueraria lobata root extract, thymus vulgaris (thyme) leaf water, centaurea cyanus flower water, helichrysum italicum flower water

Notable ingredients

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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: Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate

Antioxidant: Bht, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Morus alba fruit extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30

All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel

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.