Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays Tinted SPF 30 Versus Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer

Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays Tinted SPF 30 Versus Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Tower 28 Beauty SunnyDays Tinted SPF 30 05 Fairfax versus Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer Medium Tan. Zinc Oxide 12.6% Water Isononyl Isononanoate C9-12 Alkane Butyloctyl Salicylate Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glycerin Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene Trimethylsiloxysilicate Mica Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate Sodium Chloride Phenoxyethanol Disteardimonium Hectorite Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate Polyhydroxystearic Acid Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Isostearic Acid Lecithin Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate Jojoba Esters Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Phytate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water Centella Asiatica Extract Opuntia Tuna Fruit Salvia Officinalis Extract Iron Oxides CI 77891 Zinc Oxide 12.6%, Water, Isononyl Isononanoate, C9-12 Alkane, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Mica, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Jojoba Esters, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Centella Asiatica Extract, Opuntia Tuna Fruit, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Iron Oxides, CI 77891 Cyclopentasiloxane Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone Dimethicone Aluminum Hydroxide Stearic Acid Triethoxycaprylylsilane Saccharum Officinarum Extract Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Citrus Limon Fruit Extract Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Kaolin Phytantriol Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Retinyl Palmitate Tocopheryl Acetate Tocopherol Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Butylene Glycol Methicone Octyldodecanol Boron Nitride Palmitic Acid Dextrin Palmitate Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Dehydroacetate Hexylene Glycol Caprylyl Glycol Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Kaolin, Phytantriol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Butylene Glycol, Methicone, Octyldodecanol, Boron Nitride, Palmitic Acid, Dextrin Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Iron Oxides 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. Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color. Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica. This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products. Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon. Ch