PCA Skin Sheer Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 45 Versus Jan Marini Marini Physical Protectant Tinted SPF 45

PCA Skin Sheer Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 45 Versus Jan Marini Marini Physical Protectant Tinted SPF 45 Detailed comparison of PCA Skin Sheer Tint Broad Spectrum SPF 45 versus Jan Marini Marini Physical Protectant Tinted SPF 45 Light-Medium. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 45. Titanium Dioxide 7.6% Zinc Oxide 8% Alumina Butyloctyl Salicylate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Caprylyl Glycol Dimethicone Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Ethylhexylglycerin Hexylene Glycol Hydrogen Dimethicone Iron Oxides Isododecane Jojoba Esters Methyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer Octyldodecanol PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Phenoxyethanol Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Polymethylsilsesquioxane Sodium Chloride Triethoxycaprylylsilane Water Titanium Dioxide 7.6%, Zinc Oxide 8%, Alumina, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Iron Oxides, Isododecane, Jojoba Esters, Methyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, Octyldodecanol, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Sodium Chloride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water Titanium Dioxide 6% Cyclopentasiloxane Aluminum Hydroxide Stearic Acid Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Bisabolol Ubiquinone Glycerin Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone Dipropylene Glycol Sodium Citrate Tocopherol Benzoic Acid CI 77492 CI 77491 CI 77499 Titanium Dioxide 6%, Zinc Oxide 8%, Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Isododecane, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Methyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Bisabolol, Ubiquinone, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Chloride, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, Hexylene Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499 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. Butyloctyl Salicylate is a chemical UV filter structurally similar to octisalate. It is a photostabilizer, SPF booster, emollient and solvent. This ingredient helps evenly spread out ingredients. According to a manufacturer, it is suitable for pairing with micro Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, and pigments. Photostabilizers help stabilize UV-filters and prevents them from degrading quickly. 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). Dimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz. It is also known as polydimethylsiloxane. What it does: Dimethicone comes in different viscosities: Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties. Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity. This in