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Shiseido
Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

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Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

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Product category and function

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

Ultra Facial Cream 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

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

Ultra Facial Cream 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

Full ingredient list

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avobenzone (2.3%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (5.0%), water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, sd alcohol 40-b, caprylyl methicone, silica, glyceryl diisostearate, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, beheneth-20, behenyl alcohol, c30-45 alkyl methicone, trehalose, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, c30-45 olefin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, disodium edta, potassium hydroxide, bht, carbomer, alcohol, sodium metabisulfite, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tocopherol, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, fragrance, titanium dioxide 13	Aqua/water, glycerin, octocrylene, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, squalane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, dimethicone, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, silica, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, tocopherol, dicaprylyl carbonate, steareth-100, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, carbomer, chlorphenesin, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, ectoin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, myristic acid, mentha piperita oil (peppermint oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, salicylic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 44

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Avobenzone (2.3%), homosalate (10.0%), octisalate (5.0%), octocrylene (5.0%), water, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, sd alcohol 40-b, caprylyl methicone, silica, glyceryl diisostearate, peg/ppg-14/7 dimethyl ether, beheneth-20, behenyl alcohol, c30-45 alkyl methicone, trehalose, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/beheneth-25 methacrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium hyaluronate, sanguisorba officinalis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, garcinia mangostana bark extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, spirulina platensis extract, c30-45 olefin, bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, stearyl alcohol, disodium edta, potassium hydroxide, bht, carbomer, alcohol, sodium metabisulfite, mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tocopherol, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, fragrance, titanium dioxide

Aqua/water, glycerin, octocrylene, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, squalane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, dimethicone, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, silica, octyldodecanol, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, tocopherol, dicaprylyl carbonate, steareth-100, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, carbomer, chlorphenesin, capryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, ectoin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, myristic acid, mentha piperita oil (peppermint oil), pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, ethylhexylglycerin, linalool, salicylic acid

Notable ingredients

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Sunscreen/UV filter: Avobenzone (2.3%), Octisalate (5.0%), Homosalate (10.0%), Titanium dioxide, Octocrylene (5.0%)

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

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Sd alcohol 40-b

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Homosalate, Octocrylene

Soothing: Ectoin

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Ingredients with their functions

Urban Environment Urban Environment Fresh-Moisture Sunscreen SPF 40

Ultra Facial Cream Spf 30

Avobenzone (2.3%)

Also-called: Avobenzone | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Homosalate (10.0%)

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Octisalate (5.0%)

Also-called: Octisalate, Octyl Salicylate | Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

Aqua/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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent