Paula's Choice

C+ 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50

The ingredient list of Paula's Choice C+ 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 (sunscreens) has 31 items. Notable ingredients: vitamin C. It contains silicones. No fragrance, parabens or denatured alcohol on the list. 11 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

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The ingredient list comes from the manufacturer’s website (date below). Formulas change and can differ between markets – the label of the product you buy is decisive.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  3. ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  4. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  5. SILICA · Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking
  6. BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  7. 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID · Skin conditioning
  8. ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE · Antioxidant
  9. OCTOCRYLENE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  10. DIMETHICONE · Antifoaming, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  11. PROPANEDIOL · Solvent, Viscosity controlling
  12. TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  13. ACETYL ZINGERONE · Antioxidant, Chelating, Skin protecting
  14. ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER · Emulsion stabilising, Film forming, Viscosity controlling
  15. DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE · Skin protecting
  16. DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER · Skin conditioning, Viscosity controlling
  17. PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS EXTRACT · Skin conditioning
  18. HYDROGENATED LECITHIN · Surfactant – emulsifying, Skin conditioning
  19. RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL · Fragrance, Skin conditioning, Perfuming
  20. SODIUM HYDROXIDE · Buffering, DenaturantEU restrictions
  21. TOCOPHEROL · Antioxidant, Fragrance, Skin conditioning – miscellaneous
  22. XANTHAN GUM · Binding, Surfactant – emulsifying, Emulsion stabilising
  23. ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · Deodorant, Skin conditioning
  24. LAURETH-4 · Antistatic, Surfactant – emulsifying, Fragrance
  25. PHENOXYETHANOL · Antimicrobial, PreservativeEU restrictions
  26. POTASSIUM SORBATE · Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  27. SODIUM BENZOATE · Anticorrosive, Fragrance, PreservativeEU restrictions
  28. TITANIUM DIOXIDE · Colorant, Opacifying, UV absorberEU restrictions
  29. CI 77492 · ColorantEU restrictions
  30. CI 77491 · ColorantEU restrictions
  31. Iron Oxides (CI 77499). [il411v2] · not recognised

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Water (Aqua/Eau), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Silica, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Octocrylene, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Acetyl Zingerone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laureth-4, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499). [il411v2]

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