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ULTA Beauty Collection
After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

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After Sun Cool Down Lotion

Product category and function

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cool Down 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 Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cool Down Lotion

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

Full ingredient list

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cool Down Lotion

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 22	Total Number of ingredients = 15
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 6	Water, glycerol monostearate, stearic acid, gossypium herbaceum (cotton) seed extract, sorbitol, cetyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sorbitan oleate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, tocopheryl acetate

Notable ingredients

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cool Down Lotion

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

After Sun Aloe Vera Gel

After Sun Cool Down Lotion

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