Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Dry SkinIngredients

Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Dry Skin is a product with 44 ingredients. Contains:

Vitamins - Tocopheryl Acetate
Ceramides - Ceramide 2
Antioxidant - Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Superoxide Dismutase, Ubiquinone

Provides following positive effects: Softening, Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Protection, Nutrifying and 15 more.

Organic score: 23% natural, 66% 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

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Skin conditioning agent, Antimicrobial agent, Emollient

Isononyl Isononanoate

Skin conditioning agent, Antistatic agent, Emollient

Titanium Dioxide (3

85%)

Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil

Skin conditioning agent

Zinc Oxide (3

12%)

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Cyclopentasiloxane¹¹, Butylene Glycol¹², Pentylene Glycol¹³, Glycerin¹⁹
Skin conditioning agent: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate², Isononyl Isononanoate³, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil⁶, Cyclopentasiloxane¹¹, Butylene Glycol¹² and 19 more. Show all.
Antimicrobial agent: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate², Chlorphenesin⁴⁴
Emollient: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate², Isononyl Isononanoate³, Cyclopentasiloxane¹¹, Cetearyl Alcohol¹⁴, Dimethicone¹⁵ and 6 more. Show all.

All the Positive

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Softening - 14 components: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate², Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil⁶, Glyceryl Stearate SE⁹, PEG-100 Stearate¹⁰, Butylene Glycol¹², Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols¹⁷, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract¹⁸, Glycerin¹⁹, Allantoin²⁰, Tocopheryl Acetate²¹, Hydrogenated Lecithin²², Tribehenin³², Sorbitan Stearate³⁴, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴²
Moisturizing - 10 components: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil⁶, Glyceryl Stearate SE⁹, PEG-100 Stearate¹⁰, Butylene Glycol¹², Pentylene Glycol¹³, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols¹⁷, Glycerin¹⁹, Allantoin²⁰, PEG-10 Dimethicone²⁹, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴²
Anti-aging - 4 components: Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil⁶, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract¹⁸, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate²³, Ubiquinone²⁵
Protection - 4 components: Cyclopentasiloxane¹¹, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract¹⁸, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate²³, Superoxide Dismutase²⁴

Concerns

Pay attention to these components

Risk of clogging pores

Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil ⁶, Glyceryl Stearate SE ⁹, Butylene Glycol ¹², Cetearyl Alcohol ¹⁴

Can support fungal acne

PEG-100 Stearate ¹⁰, Tribehenin ³², Sorbitan Stearate ³⁴, Polysorbate-20 ³⁷

Silicones

Cyclopentasiloxane ¹¹, Dimethicone ¹⁵, Methicone ²⁷

PEG

PEG-100 Stearate ¹⁰, PEG-10 Dimethicone ²⁹, PEG-10 Phytosterol ³³

Gluten

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract ¹⁸

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

Butylene Glycol^#12Glycerin^#19Allantoin^#20Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract^#30

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 1

Allantoin^#20Glyceryl Stearate SE^#9

Sensitive skin

Positive: 2Negative: 0

Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil^#6Allantoin^#20

Detailed view

Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Dry Skin

#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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