Magnesium Chloride
What Magnesium Chloride is & what it does
A mineral salt used to stabilize water-in-oil emulsions and to add minerals. It supports a consistent texture.
What does Magnesium Chloride do in skincare?
Magnesium Chloride is a mineral salt commonly used in skincare to adjust and stabilize a formula and to provide magnesium ions. It can act as a viscosity or texture modifier and may contribute to the overall feel of a product. It is also used in some bath and soak products.
Is Magnesium Chloride safe?
Magnesium Chloride is a common mineral salt that is widely used in cosmetics and generally considered safe at typical concentrations. It is the same type of magnesium salt found in seawater and some mineral sources. As always, individual sensitivity is possible.
Is Magnesium Chloride natural or synthetic?
Magnesium Chloride is a mineral salt that occurs naturally, for example in seawater and certain mineral deposits, and can also be produced industrially. The cosmetic-grade ingredient may be sourced either way. Both forms are the same chemical compound.
Sunscreens with Magnesium Chloride
We rate 75 sunscreens that contain it, showing the top 10 by overall score:
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Sungboon Editor Green Tomato Pore Blurring Suncream
92/100
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Bioderma Photoderm Aquafluide SPF 50+ Tinted Sunscreen
91/100
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Dermika Luxury Neocollagen Anti-Age Protective Collagen Cream SPF 50
90/100
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9tails Exo-hydro SPF 50
89/100
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LACURA Ultrafluido Solar Facial SPF 50+
89/100
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Bioderma Photoderm Spot-age SPF 50+
88/100
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Bioderma Photoderm Cream SPF 50
87/100
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the Aubree Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa +++
87/100
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Base Ultra Soothe Natural Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa+++
87/100
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Azio Beauty Age Defy Tinted SPF Perfector
87/100