Paula's ChoiceDefense Essential Glow Moisturiser SPF 30Ingredients

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Paula's Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturiser SPF 30 is a product with 45 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
Vitamins - Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant - Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Resveratrol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Citric Acid

Provides following positive effects: Softening, Moisturizing, Lightening, Soothing, Anti-aging and 20 more.

Organic score: 29% natural, 58% chemical.

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

INCI

Titanium Dioxide (5.25%)

Colorant

Zinc Oxide (6.12%)

Bulking agent, Colorant

Water

Solvent

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Skin conditioning agent, Antimicrobial agent, Emollient

Glycerin

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

Isononyl Isononanoate

Skin conditioning agent, Antistatic agent, Emollient

Butylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient, Humectant, Masking, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Ingredients by function

Colorant: Titanium Dioxide¹, Zinc Oxide², Aluminum Stearate⁴²
Bulking agent: Zinc Oxide², Alumina³²
Solvent: Water³, Glycerin⁵, Butylene Glycol⁷, C13-14 Isoparaffin³⁶
Skin conditioning agent: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate⁴, Isononyl Isononanoate⁶, Butylene Glycol⁷, Dimethicone¹⁰, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract¹² and 16 more. Show.

All the Positive

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Softening - 13 components:

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate⁴, Glycerin⁵, Butylene Glycol⁷, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate⁹, Glyceryl Stearate SE¹¹, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract¹², Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil¹⁴, Tocopheryl Acetate²⁰, Bisabolol²², Lecithin²⁵, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols²⁶, Ceteareth-20⁴¹, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴⁴

Moisturizing - 7 components:

Glycerin⁵, Butylene Glycol⁷, Glyceryl Stearate SE¹¹, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil¹⁴, Linoleic Acid¹⁶, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols²⁶, Ethylhexylglycerin⁴⁴

Lightening - 6 components:

Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract¹², Resveratrol¹⁷, Ascorbyl Glucoside¹⁸, Niacinamide¹⁹, Bisabolol²², Citric Acid³⁴

Soothing - 5 components:

Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract¹², Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil¹⁴, Niacinamide¹⁹, Bisabolol²², Citric Acid³⁴

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Zinc Oxide (6.12%) ², Butylene Glycol ⁷, Cetearyl Alcohol ⁸, Glyceryl Stearate SE ¹¹, Tocopherol ²³, Ceteareth-20 ⁴¹

Can support fungal acne

Linoleic Acid ¹⁶

Silicones

Dimethicone ¹⁰

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^#5Butylene Glycol^#7Tocopherol^#23Phospholipids^#24

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 1

Zinc Oxide^#2Glyceryl Stearate SE^#11

Sensitive skin

Positive: 2Negative: 1

Titanium Dioxide^#1Zinc Oxide^#2Citric Acid^#34

Detailed view

Paula's Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturiser SPF 30

#1Titanium Dioxide (5.25%)

Origin: chemical

Role: Colorant

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Titanium Dioxide is a very effective sunscreen. It belongs to physical sunscreens, meaning it reflects the UV rays like a mirror. The component is a mineral with white color. That’s why it’s also used in different powders as a pigment or brightener.

The component can be both safe and unsafe. It’s reported to be possibly carcinogenic to humans when inhaled. That’s why we don’t recommend using products where TiO2 is used in the form of powder and can be inhaled.

Sometimes it can be a nanoparticle. We recommend avoiding this form because it’s not researched well enough. A safer option is to use a non-nano form.