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After Sun Cool Down Gel

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Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

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After Sun Cool Down Gel

Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

After Sun Care	After Sun Care
Soothing products to hydrate and repair post-sun skin.	Soothing products to hydrate and repair post-sun skin.
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Ingredient highlights

After Sun Cool Down Gel

Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

After Sun Cool Down Gel

Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, carbomer, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 20, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, blue 1, yellow 5 9	Water, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl stearate, isododecane, peg-100 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, fragrance, myristyl lactate, benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, cetearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, cetyl palmitate, benzophenone-4, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium polyacrylate, myristyl alcohol, sorbitan palmitate, disodium edta, sorbitan oleate, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, propylene glycol, pvm/ma copolymer, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, silk amino acids, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, psidium guajava fruit extract, solvent green 3, yellow 10

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Total Number of ingredients = 40

Water, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, carbomer, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, tocopheryl acetate, polysorbate 20, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, blue 1, yellow 5

Water, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, polysorbate 20, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glyceryl stearate, isododecane, peg-100 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, fragrance, myristyl lactate, benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, cetearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, cetyl palmitate, benzophenone-4, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium polyacrylate, myristyl alcohol, sorbitan palmitate, disodium edta, sorbitan oleate, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, propylene glycol, pvm/ma copolymer, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, silk amino acids, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, plumeria acutifolia flower extract, psidium guajava fruit extract, solvent green 3, yellow 10

Notable ingredients

After Sun Cool Down Gel

Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

After Sun Cool Down Gel

Weightless Hydration After Sun Lotion

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