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ULTA Beauty Collection
After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

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Mario Badescu
After Sun Cooling Gel

Product category and function

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cooling Gel

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 Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cooling 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

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cooling Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, polysorbate 20, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 5 (ci 19140), sodium hydroxide, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, disodium edta, porphyra umbilicalis extract, tocopheryl acetate, benzyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, isoeugenol, linalool 9	Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sorbitol, propylene glycol, rosa canina fruit extract, parfum (fragrance), rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil, menthol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, diazolidinyl urea, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, geraniol, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl benzoate, cinnamyl alcohol, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, eugenol, citral, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 45410 (red 28)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, polysorbate 20, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 5 (ci 19140), sodium hydroxide, fragrance/parfum, ethylhexylglycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, disodium edta, porphyra umbilicalis extract, tocopheryl acetate, benzyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, limonene, geraniol, hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, isoeugenol, linalool

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, butylene glycol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sorbitol, propylene glycol, rosa canina fruit extract, parfum (fragrance), rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil, menthol, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, diazolidinyl urea, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, geraniol, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, benzyl benzoate, cinnamyl alcohol, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, eugenol, citral, ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 45410 (red 28)

Notable ingredients

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cooling Gel

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Menthol

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate

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Ingredients with their functions

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cooling Gel

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Polysorbate 20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

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