Solara Suncare Fortune Teller Brightening Sunscreen Serum SPF 30 Versus Biossance Squalane + Zinc Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 PA +++

Solara Suncare Fortune Teller Brightening Sunscreen Serum SPF 30 Versus Biossance Squalane + Zinc Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 PA +++ Detailed comparison of Solara Suncare Fortune Teller Brightening Sunscreen Serum SPF 30 versus Biossance Squalane + Zinc Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 PA +++. This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~97% of UVB at SPF 30. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~97% of UVB at SPF 30. Zinc Oxide 22.4% Water Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glycerin Coconut Alkanes Cetearyl Alcohol Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Coco-Glucoside Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Sodium Hyaluronate Butylene Glycol Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Hydrolyzed Pea Protein Caprylhydroxamic Acid Glyceryl Caprylate Cetearyl Glucoside Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Polyhydroxystearic Acid Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate Isostearic Acid Lecithin Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Xanthan Gum Sclerotium Gum Glucose Sodium Phytate Sodium Chloride Sodium Succinate Tocopherol Magnesium Oxide Octyldodecanol Sorbitan Oleate Mica CI 77891 CI 77491 CI 77492 CI 77499 Zinc Oxide 22.4%, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Coconut Alkanes, Cetearyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Coco-Glucoside, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Glucose, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Succinate, Tocopherol, Magnesium Oxide, Octyldodecanol, Sorbitan Oleate, Mica, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 Zinc Oxide Squalane Methyl Dihydroabietate Sorbitan Olivate Cetyl Palmitate Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract Acacia Senegal Gum Ethyl Ferulate Sodium Gluconate Sodium Palmitoyl Proline Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Zinc Oxide, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Sorbitan Olivate, Coco-Glucoside, Cetyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Ethyl Ferulate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Lecithin, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Isostearic Acid These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid. In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel. While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns. Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source. This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out. This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%. This ingredient is a mild surfactant made by sticking glucose onto a blend of fatty acids. It does two jobs because it has a sugar head that loves water and a fatty tail that loves oil: Typical use levels range from 10-20% in cleansers and 15-30% in shower products. Once on your skin, your skin's glucoside hydrolases breaks it down into glucose and the parent fatty alcohols. This ingredient is considered fungal acne safe because its fatty alcohol portion sits outside the Malassezia yeast's metabolization range. Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier. Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient. It plays several roles in a formula: Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products. Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people. However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers. Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy. Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 re