Dr Dennis Gross All-physical Ultimate Defense Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa++++

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Full ingredient list (28)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

1. 1 💧 Water

   Solvent base, the water phase

2. 2 🧴 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

3. 3 🧴 Dimethicone

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

4. 4 🧴 Dicaprylyl Carbonate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

5. 5 🧴 Coco-Caprylate/Caprate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

6. 6 🧴 Butyloctyl Salicylate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

7. 7 💦 Propanediol

   Humectant, pulls water into the skin

8. 8 🥄 Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone

   Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

9. 9 🧴 Polyhydroxystearic Acid

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

10. 10 🌫️ Polymethylsilsesquioxane

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

11. 11 🧪 Tranexamic Acid

    Supporting ingredient

12. 12 🌿 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

13. 13 🌿 Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract

    Botanical extract

14. 14 🌿 Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract

    Botanical extract

15. 15 💦 Saccharide Isomerate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

16. 16 💦 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

17. 17 💦 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

18. 18 💦 Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

19. 19 🧪 Magnesium Hydroxide

    Supporting ingredient

20. 20 🧪 Triethoxycaprylylsilane

    Supporting ingredient

21. 21 🫧 Magnesium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

22. 22 🫧 Disteardimonium Hectorite

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

23. 23 🫧 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

24. 24 🧴 Triethyl Citrate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

25. 25 ⚗️ Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

26. 26 🔗 Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

27. 27 🛡️ Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

28. 28 🛡️ Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling