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Paula's Choice
Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer Spf 30
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Mineral Sunscreens (No Tint)

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Zinc Oxide

Percentage: 6.12 %

2

Titanium Dioxide

Percentage: 5.25 %

Full ingredient list

Water, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, glycerin, isononyl isononanoate, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, potassium cetyl phosphate, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract (kiwi fruit), argania spinosa kernel oil, tetrapeptide-30, linoleic acid, resveratrol, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, tocopheryl acetate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, bisabolol, tocopherol, phospholipids, lecithin, glycine soja sterols, xanthophylls, pullulan, sodium gluconate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, alumina, caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, triethoxycaprylylsilane, c13-14 isoparaffin, acrylates copolymer, polyhydroxystearic acid, caprylyl glycol, polyacrylamide, ceteareth-20, aluminum stearate, laureth-7, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
C12-15 alkyl benzoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial
Zinc oxide Sunscreen/UV filter, Skin protecting, Colorant, Anti-microbial
Titanium dioxide Sunscreen/UV filter, Colorant
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Isononyl isononanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

Ingredients explained

1

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.

2

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

3

Zinc oxide

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

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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