Piz Buin Tan & Protect Oil Spray SPF 30 Versus Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner

Piz Buin Tan & Protect Oil Spray SPF 30 Versus Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner Detailed comparison of Piz Buin Tan & Protect Oil Spray SPF 30 versus Allies of Skin Sunless Tan SPF 50 Daily Self-Tanner. This tanning is formulated around Ascorbic Acid and Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract to hydrate skin and calm redness. Isopropyl Palmitate Ethylhexyl Stearate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Octocrylene Homosalate Ethylhexyl Salicylate Dicaprylyl Carbonate Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Silica Dimethyl Silylate Alcohol Denat. Glycine Soja Oil Acetyl Hexapeptide-1 Water Butylene Glycol Benzyl Benzoate Tocopheryl Acetate Tocopherol Benzyl Alcohol Phenoxyethanol Parfum Isopropyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Octocrylene, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Alcohol Denat., Glycine Soja Oil, Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, Water, Butylene Glycol, Benzyl Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3% Homosalate 7.3% Octocrylene 7.5% Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5% Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Ascorbic Acid Bisabolol Butyloctyl Salicylate C18-21 Alkane Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Citric Acid Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Extract Dihydroxyacetone Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer Dodecane Ethyl Vanillin Ethylhexylglycerin Glycerin Glyceryl Stearate Citrate Glyceryl Stearate Se Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Isododecane Lactobacillus Ferment Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate Polysorbate 20 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Propanediol Punica Granatum Fruit Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Metabisulfite Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil Xanthan Gum Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Homosalate 7.3%, Octocrylene 7.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 5%, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Bisabolol, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, C18-21 Alkane, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Extract, Dihydroxyacetone, Dimethicone/Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Dodecane, Ethyl Vanillin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Isododecane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Propanediol, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Water, Xanthan Gum These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Also known as Avobenzone, this ingredient is an oil-soluble used to absorb the full spectrum of UVA rays (peak 357 nm). It's one of the most effective UVA filters available but has a major caveat of photostability: avobenzone is susceptible to photodegradation. This means it can lose efficacy when exposed to sunlight without the help of a stabilizing agent. Studies show antioxidants (like vitamin E or vitamin C) and some UV filters (like octocrylene and Tinosorb S) can meaningfully improve its stability in a formulation. The maximum allowable concentration according to regulation is 3% in the US + Canada, and 5% in the EU, Australia, China, Korea, and ASEAN countries. It has a well-support safety profile: a comprehensive 2025 review found minimal toxicity with no evidence of carcinogenicity. Overall, avobenzone is a safe and regulated ingredient used in sunscreen for over 40 years. 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. Ethylhexyl Salicylate (also called Octisalate or Octyl Salicylate) is an oil-soluble organic UV filter that's been used in sunscreen since the 1950's. It absorbs UVB light in the 280-320 nm range with a peak absorbance around 306 nm. You'll often see it paired wi