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Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

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Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

Physical Fusion UV Defense Spf 50

Tinted Mineral Sunscreens	Tinted Mineral Sunscreens
Sunscreens containing mineral filters and tint from iron oxides.	Sunscreens containing mineral filters and tint from iron oxides.
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Ingredient highlights

Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

Physical Fusion UV Defense Spf 50

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

Physical Fusion UV Defense Spf 50

No. of common ingredients = 0
Titanium dioxide (4.9%), zinc oxide (13.6%), dimethicone, water, silica, zinc oxide, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, caprylyl methicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated polydecene, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, peg-10 dimethicone, trehalose, phytosteryl macadamiate, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, thiotaurine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, paeonia albiflora root extract, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ononis spinosa root extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizome extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, aluminum hydroxide, hydrogen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, isostearic acid, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, alcohol, citric acid, sodium metabisulfite, polysilicone-2, barium sulfate, syzygium jambos leaf extract, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, iron oxides 16	Titanium dioxide (6%), zinc oxide (5%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, undecane, triethylhexanoin, isohexadecane, nylon-12, caprylyl methicone, butyloctyl salicylate, phenethyl benzoate, styrene/acrylates copolymer, silica, tridecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, talc, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, aluminum stearate, pentylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, alumina, polyhydroxystearic acid, phenoxyethanol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, iron oxides, peg-8 laurate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, tocopherol, propylene carbonate, artemia extract, benzoic acid, peg-9, disodium stearoyl glutamate, aluminum hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 49

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Titanium dioxide (4.9%), zinc oxide (13.6%), dimethicone, water, silica, zinc oxide, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, caprylyl methicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, isododecane, hydrogenated polydecene, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, bis-butyldimethicone polyglyceryl-3, peg-10 dimethicone, trehalose, phytosteryl macadamiate, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, thiotaurine, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, paeonia albiflora root extract, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, ononis spinosa root extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) rhizome extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, aluminum hydroxide, hydrogen dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, butylene glycol, isostearic acid, disteardimonium hectorite, trisodium edta, sodium citrate, alcohol, citric acid, sodium metabisulfite, polysilicone-2, barium sulfate, syzygium jambos leaf extract, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, iron oxides

Titanium dioxide (6%), zinc oxide (5%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, undecane, triethylhexanoin, isohexadecane, nylon-12, caprylyl methicone, butyloctyl salicylate, phenethyl benzoate, styrene/acrylates copolymer, silica, tridecane, dicaprylyl carbonate, dicaprylyl ether, talc, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, aluminum stearate, pentylene glycol, peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, alumina, polyhydroxystearic acid, phenoxyethanol, magnesium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, iron oxides, peg-8 laurate, disteardimonium hectorite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, tocopherol, propylene carbonate, artemia extract, benzoic acid, peg-9, disodium stearoyl glutamate, aluminum hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

Physical Fusion UV Defense Spf 50

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (4.9%), Zinc oxide

Soothing: Ononis spinosa root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Thiotaurine

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (6%), Zinc oxide (5%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Butyloctyl salicylate, Dicaprylyl ether, Propylene carbonate, Pentylene glycol, Peg-9, Isododecane, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Urban Environment Oil Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42

Physical Fusion UV Defense Spf 50

Titanium dioxide (4.9%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant

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

Zinc oxide (13.6%)

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

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

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Titanium dioxide (6%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant

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

Zinc oxide (5%)

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

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

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.