IMAGE skincare Daily Prevention Pure Mineral Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 Versus ZO Skin Health Sheer Fluid Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50

IMAGE skincare Daily Prevention Pure Mineral Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 Versus ZO Skin Health Sheer Fluid Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50 Detailed comparison of IMAGE skincare Daily Prevention Pure Mineral Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 versus ZO Skin Health Sheer Fluid Broad-Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50. 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 ~98% of UVB at SPF 50. Zinc Oxide 6% Titanium Dioxide 4.7% Water Cyclopentasiloxane C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Dimethicone Glycerin Cyclohexasiloxane Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Aluminum Hydroxide Stearic Acid Sodium Chloride Cetearyl Olivate Acetyl Zingerone Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone Hexyl Laurate Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer Phenoxyethanol Sorbitan Olivate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone Caprylyl Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Hexylene Glycol Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Tocopheryl Acetate Phosphatidylcholine Mannitol Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Dipropylene Glycol Benzoic Acid Methylpropanediol Triethoxycaprylylsilane Sodium Citrate Ectoin Palmitic Acid Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract Tocopherol Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Panthenol Phenylpropanol Alumina Magnesium Oxide Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Sodium Ferrocyanide CI 77891 CI 77499 CI 77492 CI 77491 Zinc Oxide 6%, Titanium Dioxide 4.7%, Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Cetearyl Olivate, Acetyl Zingerone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbitan Olivate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phosphatidylcholine, Mannitol, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Methylpropanediol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Citrate, Ectoin, Palmitic Acid, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Panthenol, Phenylpropanol, Alumina, Magnesium Oxide, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium Ferrocyanide, CI 77891, CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491 Zinc Oxide 22% Dicaprylyl Carbonate Silica Butylene Glycol Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Polysorbate 20 Dimethicone Crosspolymer Ethyl Ferulate Bisabolol Polymethyl Methacrylate Chlorphenesin Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Melanin Pentylene Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Ascorbic Acid Retinyl Palmitate Beta-Glucan Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Iron Oxides Zinc Oxide 22%, Dimethicone, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Silica, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethyl Ferulate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Bisabolol, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Chloride, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Citrate, Melanin, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexaned These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). This ingredient is a silicone-based emulsifer that helps the water and oil phases play nicely together. It's pretty effective because one end of the molecule loves oil and the other one loves water. Besides holding formulas together, it also leaves a silky and lightweight feel on skin without the greasiness. A manufacturer also claims it can help with the controlled release of active ingredients. The CIR Expert Panel found this ingredient to not be sensitizing in concentrations up to 15% in human maximazation testing and dimethicone-based compounds were not comedogenic. It has a high molecular weight well above 1,000 g/mol which means it limits meaningful skin penetration. A 2019 study specifically tested this ingredient and found no observable Malassezia growth in its presence. Dimethi