Zinc oxide
Appears on 4 avoid lists
Included in 336 routines
Summary
Works for
- Sun protection
Irritancy risk
LOW
WIMJ Team
A broad spectrum sunblock (protects from both UVA and UVB rays). Is suitable for most sensitive skins. In small concentrations, can be used as a colorant
Products with Zinc oxide
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Works for:
- Sun protection
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- Oatmeal extract
- cyclomethicone
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Works for:
- Sun protection
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Tinosorb S
- dimethicone
- erythritol
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Works for:
- Sun protection
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- adenosine
- Avobenzone
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- salicylic acid
- linoleic acid
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- adenosine
- ceramide np
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Works for:
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-blemish
- Moisturizing
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- madecassoside
- camellia sinensis leaf extract
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Works for:
- Sun protection
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- beeswax
- Tinosorb S
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Sun protection
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- adenosine
- ceramide np
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Works for:
- Sun protection
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- copper tripeptide-1
- tripeptide-1
- niacinamide
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- madecassoside
- salicylic acid
- glycolic acid
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Questions
Scientifc sources
- 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