PRODUCT REVIEW
Philosophy Brighten My Day Skin Perfecting & Brightening SPF 30 Shield
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Sun protection
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Anti-blemish
Anti-aging
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation
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Evens skin tone |
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Water, Butylene glycol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Niacinamide, Octocrylene, Ascorbyl glucoside, Hydrogenated lecithin, Gluconolactone, Pentylene glycol, Zeolite, Bellis perennis flower extract, Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Bifida ferment lysate, Sodium hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 80, Bisabolol, Sodium benzoate, Carbomer, Polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, Choleth-24, Cetyl alcohol, Vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, Ceteth-24, Silica, Xanthan gum, Disodium edta, Ruby powder, Mica, Parfum, Adenosine, Sargassum muticum extract, Palmaria palmata extract, Peg-8, Calcium gluconate, T-butyl alcohol, Tocopherol, Salicylic acid, Bht, Lecithin, Alcohol, Linalool, Tartaric acid, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract, Dimethylmethoxy chromanol, Ascorbyl palmitate, Potassium sorbate, Limonene, Sodium metabisulfite, Sodium sulfite, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Coffea arabica seed extract, Pongamia pinnata seed extract, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Acetic acid, Angelica archangelica root extract, Citrus aurantium amara peel extract, Maltodextrin, Sodium phosphate, Citric acid, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Lactic acid, Ascorbic acid, Farnesol, Glycyrrhiza glabra rhizome/root extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Caprylyl glycol, Sclerotium gum, Carica papaya fruit extract, Psidium guajava fruit extract, Sorbic acid, Saxifraga sarmentosa extract, Titanium dioxide
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