Dupes for PCA Skin Active Very Water/Sweat Resistant SPF 45

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1. ↑ Zinc Oxide. UVA + UVB sunscreen; anti-irritant, thickener, coloring agent/pigment; bulking agent

2. ↑ Octinoxate. A UVB-sunscreen usually combined with other sunscreens

3. ↑ Octisalate. chemical sunscreen (primarily UVB filter); emollient & water-resistant properties; oil-soluble & FDA approved; also used as a fragrance ingredient

4. ↑ Ascorbyl Palmitate. A moisturizing vitamin C ester, fat/lipid soluble, antioxidant and preservative

5. ↑ Butylene Glycol. solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better

6. ↑ Caffeine. constricts the skin; may be anti-inflammatory but also irritating; a potential antioxidant (there is no independent research that caffeine helps cellulite); aids ingredients to penetrate the skin

7. ↑ Cyclopentasiloxane. Silicone; makes stuff easily spreadable; used as a conditioner, delivery agent, lubricant & solvent. Helps deliver other, heavier, silicones also in a product (like dimethicone)

8. ↑ silicone ( Dimethicone ) gives skin a nice “slip”, film-formers; can “carry” other active ingredients; may clog pores for some (depending on the silicones properties); some are water-soluble, some not; anti-foaming; skin protectant

9. ↑ Ceramide Eop ( 1 ) Ceramides can help restore the skin’s barrier system; improves texture, reduces topical irritation, restores moisture

10. ↑ Dimethicone Crosspolymer. Dimethicone Crosspolymer is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an emulsion stabilizing, hair fixing, viscosity controlling ingredient.

11. ↑ Ethylhexyl Isononanoate. emollient

12. ↑ Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone. skin/hair conditioner, emulsifier, and thickener

13. ↑ preservatives ( Phenoxyethanol ) Used as a preservative or enhances the efficacy of preservatives

14. ↑ Sodium Chloride. salt; used in exfoliators or as a thickener/stabilizer in a formula

15. ↑ binding agents ( Triethoxycaprylylsilane ) provides cohesion in the formula

16. ↑ solvents ( Water ) solvent

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