Dupes for B. Kamins Chemist Sun Defense UV Screen SPF 48

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1. ↑ Homosalate. sunscreen that provides UVB protection but its UVA range is very narrow so it’s combined with other sunscreens

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

3. ↑ Octocrylene. Absorbs UVB & UVA2 rays

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

5. ↑ solvents ( Aqua ) solvent

6. ↑ 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)

7. ↑ dimethiconol. Dimethiconol is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an anti-foaming, emollient moisturizing, MOISTURISING ingredient.

8. ↑ sugar maple ( acer saccharum ) moisturizing properties, not the same as glycolic or lactic acids nor does it exfoliate skin

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

10. ↑ silicone ( cyclomethicone ) 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

11. ↑ fatty alcohols ( cetearyl alcohol ) coconut-derived emollient moisturizer, emulsifies & stabilizes emulsions; thickeners; carrying agents; slightly waxy texture

12. ↑ polyacrylamide. Polyacrylamide is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an antistatic, formula binding, film forming ingredient.

13. ↑ mineral oil ( paraffin ) An oil with occlusive properties (baby oil), paraffin, by itself, is a waxy petroleum-based thickener

14. ↑ laureth-. surfactant: the higher the number, the more viscosity of the ingredient increases until it becomes a white waxy solid. Some research shows that the lower the value, the higher the risk of irritation.

15. ↑ VP/eicosene copolymer. film former; often seen in water-resistant sunscreens

16. ↑ lactic acid. the most moisturizing of AHAs; whitening astringent; exfoliant

17. ↑ methicone. Methicone is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an antistatic, emollient moisturizing ingredient.

18. ↑ Vitamin E ( tocopheryl ) 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)

19. ↑ thickener ( xanthan gum ) thickens/stabilizes the product; generally, the more thickening agents used in formulating a cream, for example, may enhance its stability, but can also cause difficulty in spreading.

20. ↑ preservatives ( phenoxyethanol ) Used as a preservative or enhances the efficacy of preservatives

21. ↑ chlorphenesin. Chlorphenesin is used in skincare and cosmetics as a/an antimicrobial, preservative ingredient.

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