Paula's ChoiceDEFENSE Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30Ingredients

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Paula's Choice DEFENSE Essential Glow Moisturizer 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

Zinc Oxide

Bulking agent, Colorant

Titanium Dioxide (5.25%)

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

Bulking agent: Zinc Oxide¹, Alumina³²
Colorant: Zinc Oxide¹, Titanium Dioxide², Aluminum Stearate⁴²
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 ¹, 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^#1Glyceryl Stearate SE^#11

Sensitive skin

Positive: 2Negative: 1

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

Detailed view

Paula's Choice DEFENSE Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30

#1Zinc Oxide

Origin: natural

Role: Bulking agent, Colorant

UV Protection

Antiseptic

Comedogenic rating [ 1 ]

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Good for oily skin

Zinc Oxide is a great physical sunscreen, meaning it deflects the UV rays. It’s the only natural mineral sun protector recommended by the FDA for babies. It’s good for sensitive skin because it’s less irritating than chemical sunscreens.

It has very nice spectrum protection. It helps to protect from UVA I, UVA II, and UVB and nowadays it’s the broadest range of sunscreen used in cosmetics. In other words, it’s brilliant in its league.

The negative side is that it can feel heavy on the skin. It can leave a slight whitish tint on the surface of the skin and some people may not like this. Keep in mind that it’s relatively easy to wash off, so it’s better to use water-resistant sunscreens if you are swimming.