Dupes for Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen SPF 50+

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

2. ↑ solvents ( WATER ) solvent

3. ↑ ALOE. emollient moisturizer with anti-inflammatory; antioxidant, & antibacterial qualities

4. ↑ Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride ( CAPRYLIC TRIGLYCERIDE ) Coconut derived emollient moisturizer, sometimes used as a thickener. Rich in fatty acids that replenish skin; has a silky, dry oil feel. Liquid oil at room temperature.

5. ↑ SORBITAN STEARATE. Sorbitan Stearate is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an emulsifying ingredient.

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

7. ↑ GLYCERIN. A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers

8. ↑ silicone ( CETYL 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. ↑ HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL. used as an oily base ingredient; with PEG it’s a non-ionic surfactant and is used as a solubilizer for essential oils.

10. ↑ MAGNESIUM SULFATE. anti-inflammatory moisturizer; can also be found in self-heating products; its most common use in skincare is as a thickener

11. ↑ SUNFLOWER OIL. Occlusive, emollient skin-friendly oil; can improve skin healing, due to linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid. Moisturizing, especially for dry skin & reduces inflammation & repairs skin’s barrier. Combined with PEG- esters it’s an emulsifier.

12. ↑ JOJOBA OIL. moisturizing skin-friendly oil (actually a wax) that limits oil production in skin; stimulates collagen; enhances skin’s barrier repair properties & ability to heal from damage

13. ↑ Vitamin C ( ASCORBIC ACID ) an antioxidant proven to give you photoprotection by preventing oxidation & inflammation; boosts collagen production; can lighten hyperpigmentation if the concentration is high enough; also used as pH adjuster/buffering agent; fragrance ingredient

14. ↑ Vitamin E ( TOCOPHEROL ) Antioxidant emollient & occlusive moisturizer with proven effects: protects the epidermis from early stages of ultraviolet light damage; increases the efficacy of active sunscreen ingredients; reduces the formation of free radicals upon skin exposure to UVA rays and other sources of skin stress; reduces transepidermal water loss from skin and strengthens the skin’s barrier function; protects the skin barrier’s oil (lipid) balance during the cleansing process; reduces the severity of sunburn; preservative (if at the end of the list)

15. ↑ RASPBERRY SEED OIL. an anti-inflammatory antioxidant oil

16. ↑ CRANBERRY SEED OIL. antioxidant; skin healing benefits

17. ↑ HYALURONIC ACID. A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin’s moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss