Ingredient Dictionary
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
Sunscreen agent used to protect skin primarily from the sun's UVB rays.
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A synthetic UV filter that works primarily in the UVB range but can also contribute some UVA protection. Also known as octisalate.
READ MOREEthylhexyl Triazone
Ethylhexyl triazone is a synthetic sunscreen ingredient that helps protect skin from UVB rays. It is not currently approved as a sunscreen agent in the United States and Canada but is available in other markets in up to 5% concentration.
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Mineral skin care ingredient best known as one of the gentlest and most effective broad-spectrum sunscreen ingredients currently in use.
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UVA-only sunscreen filter that must be combined with other sunscreen ingredients to achieve broad-spectrum protection.
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UVA-only sunscreen filter that must be combined with other sunscreen ingredients to achieve broad-spectrum protection. Avobenzone must be stabilized in a formula to keep it from breaking down prematurely on skin.
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A sunscreen ingredient often found in products rated SPF 30 or greater, where it provides reliable UVB (and a tiny amount of UVA) protection and works as a solvent for other UV filters.
READ MOREBenzephenone-3
Also called oxybenzone, a sunscreen agent that protects skin primarily from the sun's UVB rays.
READ MOREBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Synthetic broad-spectrum sunscreen agent that helps defend skin against UVA and UVB rays; praised for excellent photostability.
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UVA-only sunscreen filter that must be combined with other sunscreen ingredients to achieve broad-spectrum protection. It must be stabilized in a formula to keep it from breaking down prematurely on skin.
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