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Undefined Beauty R&R Sun Serum SPF 50 PA++++ Versus Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
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Undefined Beauty R&R Sun Serum SPF 50 PA++++ Versus Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen Detailed comparison of Undefined Beauty R&R Sun Serum SPF 50 PA++++ versus Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen. This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~97% of UVB at SPF 30. Water Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Propanediol Tridecyl Salicylate Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate Methylheptyl Isostearate Jojoba Esters Niacinamide Nylon-12 Methylpropanediol Silica Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract Allantoin Bisabolol Oryza Sativa Bran Extract Helianthus Annuus Extract Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Tocopherol Coco-Caprylate Caprylyl Glycol Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate Hydrogenated Lecithin Lecithin Phenylpropanol Sodium Chloride Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate Sodium Hydroxide Iron Oxides Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Propanediol, Tridecyl Salicylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Methylheptyl Isostearate, Jojoba Esters, Niacinamide, Nylon-12, Methylpropanediol, Silica, Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Coco-Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lecithin, Phenylpropanol, Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Iron Oxides Zinc Oxide 9.4% Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Tocopheryl Acetate Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Glycerin Caramel Polyester-5 Squalane Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract Phospholipids Ethyl Ferulate Urea Ethylhexylglycerin Gluconolactone Triethoxycaprylylsilane Dimethicone Benzyl Alcohol Sodium Benzoate Sorbic Acid Chlorphenesin Phenoxyethanol Zinc Oxide 9.4%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glycerin, Caramel, Polyester-5, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Bisabolol, Phospholipids, Tocopherol, Ethyl Ferulate, Urea, Ethylhexylglycerin, Gluconolactone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient. It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation. A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin. In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum. You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%. Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is a lightweight emollient made by combinig benzoic acid with fatty alcohols that are 12-15 carbons long. In cosmetics, it plays several roles: The Cosmetic Review Expert Panel has concluded the alkyl benzoate group to be safe as used in cosmetics; it wasn't found to be a skin irritant and unlikely to be absorbed due to its low water solubility. This report recorded almost 1000 reported uses with concentrations up to 59% in leave-on products but your cosmetics will typically use 0.5-15% depending on the product. It's often called a "SPF booster": this is because it keeps UV filters properly dissolved and evenly distributed to support a sunscreen's performance. It doesn't actually raise SPF on its own. Overall, this ingredient is well tolerated. This ingredient is fungal acne safe because it is an ester of benzoic acid. Think of this ingredient as two parts stuck together: an oily part and an acid part. Malassezia only gets a meal when it can snip off a fatty acid to eat. With C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, the acid part is benzoic acid, which isn't a fatty acid and which the yeast can't use as food. Benzoic acid is actually used as a preservative to stop yeast from growing. The oily part is a blend of C12-15 fatty alcohols but fatty alcohols in this size range can support only a little Malassezia growth (mostly for one species of Malassezia as well). In the ingredient, those alcohols stay locked inside the molecule. The yeast can only reach them by snipping the benzoate bond, and that type of bond is harder for it to cut than a normal fatty bond. So not much gets released. And whatever does get snipped comes packaged with benzoic acid, which discourages yeast growth. Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator. You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it a