SkinMedica Total Defense + Repair SPF 50+ Sunscreen

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Full ingredient list (33)

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1. 1 💧 Water

   Solvent base, the water phase

2. 2 🧴 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

3. 3 🧴 Butyloctyl Salicylate

   Emollient, softens and smooths skin

4. 4 🫧 Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer

   Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

5. 5 🌿 Niacinamide

   Soothing, skin-conditioning active

6. 6 🌫️ Silica

   Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

7. 7 🥄 Glyceryl Stearate

   Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

8. 8 🥄 PEG-100 Stearate

   Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

9. 9 🧈 Cetearyl Alcohol

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

10. 10 🧴 Squalane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

11. 11 🌿 Polygonum Aviculare Extract

    Botanical extract

12. 12 🌿 Physalis Angulata Extract

    Botanical extract

13. 13 🌿 Dunaliella Salina Extract

    Botanical extract

14. 14 ✨ Ubiquinone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

15. 15 💦 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

16. 16 🌿 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

17. 17 🧪 Melanin

    Supporting ingredient

18. 18 ✨ Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

19. 19 ✨ Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

20. 20 ✨ Hydroxyacetophenone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

21. 21 🧪 Batyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

22. 22 🧴 C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

23. 23 💦 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

24. 24 🥄 Ceteareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

25. 25 🧴 Polyhydroxystearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

26. 26 🧴 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

27. 27 🫧 Acrylates Copolymer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

28. 28 🫧 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

29. 29 💦 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

30. 30 🔗 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

31. 31 🛡️ Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

32. 32 🛡️ Sorbic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

33. 33 🛡️ Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling