Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30Ingredients

Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 is a product with 44 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
Vitamins - Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)
Antioxidant - Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Tocopherol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Lecithin, Citric Acid

Provides following positive effects: Softening, Moisturizing, Soothing, UV Protection, Antiseptic and 15 more.

Organic score: 34% natural, 48% chemical.

Made by Paula's Choice, from United States. The manufacturer has "Cruelty Free" badge - meaning it doesn't test products on animals.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Skin conditioning agent, Antimicrobial agent, Emollient

Titanium Dioxide

Colorant

Zinc Oxide

Bulking agent, Colorant

Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Polyester-8

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Glycerin⁷, C15-19 Alkane¹⁰, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil¹⁸
Skin conditioning agent: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride², C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate³, Hydrogenated Lecithin¹¹, Inulin¹⁴, Tocopherol¹⁷ and 7 more. Show all.
Fragrance ingredient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride², Glycerin⁷, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate)¹⁶, Tocopherol¹⁷, Acacia Senegal Gum³⁵ and 4 more. Show all.
Antimicrobial agent: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate³, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate²⁶

All the Positive

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Softening - 8 components: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate³, Glycerin⁷, Hydrogenated Lecithin¹¹, Trehalose¹³, Allantoin³², Sorbitan Isostearate³⁹, Glyceryl Stearate SE⁴⁰, Lecithin⁴¹
Moisturizing - 4 components: Glycerin⁷, Trehalose¹³, Allantoin³², Glyceryl Stearate SE⁴⁰
Soothing - 4 components: Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil¹⁸, Allantoin³², Polysorbate-60³⁸, Citric Acid⁴³
UV Protection - 3 components: Titanium Dioxide⁴, Zinc Oxide⁵, Tocopherol¹⁷

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Zinc Oxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Tocopherol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE

Can support fungal acne

Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Polysorbate-60, Glyceryl Oleate

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Yes

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 4Negative: 0

Glycerin^#7Tocopherol^#17Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil^#20Allantoin^#32

Oily skin

Positive: 2Negative: 1

Zinc Oxide^#5Allantoin^#32Glyceryl Stearate SE^#40

Sensitive skin

Positive: 3Negative: 1

Titanium Dioxide^#4Zinc Oxide^#5Allantoin^#32Citric Acid^#43

Detailed view

Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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