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paulas choice Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30.

Paula's Choice
SKIN BALANCING Ultra Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Spf 30
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Water, homosalate, butylene glycol, oxybenzone, avobenzone, silica, octocrylene, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, cetyl dimethicone, camellia sinensis leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, superoxide dismutase, adenosine, tocopherol, bisabolol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, panthenol, ginkgo biloba leaf extract, salix alba (willow) bark extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, sodium hydroxide, steareth-21, steareth-2, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sorbic acid

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Homosalate Sunscreen/UV filter
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Oxybenzone Sunscreen/UV filter
Avobenzone Sunscreen/UV filter
Silica Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent
Octocrylene Sunscreen/UV filter
Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate Viscosity controlling, Viscosity controlling, Absorbent

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

Homosalate

Function: Sunscreen/UV filter

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

3

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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