PRODUCT REVIEW

SkinMedica Essential Defense Everyday Clear Broad Spectrum SPF 47
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Sun protection
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The silky formula also works to improve skin’s tone and texture, to ensure the complexion appears youthful and radiant.
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
The silky formula also works to improve skin’s tone and texture, to ensure the complexion appears youthful and radiant.
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
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Evens skin tone |
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Can it cause trouble?
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- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
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Ingredient list view
Dimethicone, Unknown, Hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, Tocopherol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Zinc oxide, Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Niacinamide, Oleth-3 phosphate, Octyldodecyl neopentanoate, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Glycerin, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Polygonum aviculare extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-3 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, Triethoxysilylethyl polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyisobutene, Peg-7 trimethylolpropane coconut ether, Butylene glycol, Disodium edta, Sodium hydroxide, Citric acid, Caprylyl glycol, Sorbic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- A review of inorganic UV filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
- Risk assessment of zinc oxide, a cosmetic ingredient used as a UV filter of sunscreens
- Characterization of the UVA protection provided by avobenzone, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide in broad-spectrum sunscreen products
- Ultraviolet Protection Properties of Commercial Sunscreens and Sunscreens Containing Zno Nanorods
- ZnO nanoparticles and organic chemical UV-filters are equally well tolerated by human immune cells
- Sensitization to oleth-3-phosphate and oleth-5 in a hair wax
- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Juglanin ameliorates UVB-induced skin carcinogenesis via anti-inflammatory and proapoptotic effects in vivo and in vitro
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