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Native Sunscreen Lotion

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

16ingredients found

14 · 87.5%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration2

Skin conditioning1

Skin softening4

Moisture retention3

Texture · feel14

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance3

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Isohexadecane · Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Isohexadecane · Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING: Stearyl Alcohol

Skin conditioning

C13-14 Isoalkane

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: C13-14 Isoalkane

Keeps moisture in

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Glycerin · Polyacrylamide

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Polyacrylamide

Cleanses

Steareth-21 · Steareth-2 · Laureth-7 · Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Steareth-21 · Steareth-2 · Laureth-7 · Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Steareth-21

Mixes oil and water

Steareth-21 · Polyhydroxystearic Acid · Steareth-2 · Laureth-7 · Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Steareth-21 · Polyhydroxystearic Acid · Steareth-2 · Laureth-7 · Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

Texture and feel

Water · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Isohexadecane · Glycerin · Steareth-21 · C13-14 Isoalkane · Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Polyacrylamide · Triethoxycaprylylsilane · Benzyl Alcohol

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Water · Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Isohexadecane · Glycerin · C13-14 Isoalkane · Benzyl Alcohol
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Glycerin · Stearyl Alcohol · Behenyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol · Benzyl Alcohol
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Behenyl Alcohol · Polyacrylamide · Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Turns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING: Steareth-21

Colour and shine

Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: Stearyl Alcohol · Cetyl Alcohol

Keeps microbes from growing

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Benzyl Alcohol

Keeps the product stable

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin

Fragrance-related

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride · Glycerin · Benzyl Alcohol

See 16 other ingredients · 16 total

Declared fragrance allergens

The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.