Skinbetter Science Sunbetter Sheer SPF 56 Sunscreen Compact

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Full ingredient list (40)

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1. 1 💦 1,2-Hexanediol

   Humectant, pulls water into the skin

2. 2 🫧 Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer

   Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

3. 3 🧪 Alumina

   Supporting ingredient

4. 4 🧴 Bis-Vinyl Dimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

5. 5 🌿 Bisabolol

   Soothing, skin-conditioning active

6. 6 🧪 Brassica Campestris Sterols

   Supporting ingredient

7. 7 🧴 Butyloctyl Salicylate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

8. 8 🧴 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

9. 9 🛡️ Caprylyl Glycol

   Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

10. 10 🧪 Cerium Oxide

    Supporting ingredient

11. 11 🧪 Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide

    Supporting ingredient

12. 12 🧴 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

13. 13 🧴 Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

14. 14 🫧 Disteardimonium Hectorite

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

15. 15 💦 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

16. 16 🧈 Hexyldecanol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

17. 17 🌿 Himanthalia Elongata Extract

    Botanical extract

18. 18 🫒 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

19. 19 🥄 Laureth-25

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

20. 20 🥄 Laureth-3

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

21. 21 🧴 Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

22. 22 🛢️ Ozokerite

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

23. 23 🛡️ Phenethyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

24. 24 🛡️ Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

25. 25 🧴 Phenyl Trimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

26. 26 🌿 Plankton Extract

    Botanical extract

27. 27 🧴 Polyethylene

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

28. 28 🧴 Polyhydroxystearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

29. 29 🌫️ Polymethyl Methacrylate

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

30. 30 🫒 Prunus Armeniaca Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

31. 31 🌫️ Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

32. 32 🧴 Simethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

33. 33 🫧 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

34. 34 🧴 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

35. 35 ✨ Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

36. 36 ✨ Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

37. 37 🧴 Tribehenin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

38. 38 🌫️ Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

39. 39 💧 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

40. 40 🌿 Zingiber Officinale Root Extract

    Botanical extract