Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 vs Fre, Protect Me 50, Lightweight Daily Moisturizer, SPF 50, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml)

Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 and Fre, Protect Me 50, Lightweight Daily Moisturizer, SPF 50, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) share 9 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 9Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 only 29Fre, Protect Me 50, Lightweight Daily Moisturizer, SPF 50, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) only 17

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Shared formula

16%

Ingredients in every formula: 9in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 4unique actives
Ingredient rows compared: 55rows compared

From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.

The formulas, row by row

55 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(46 of 55 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended Paula's Choice Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 $39.00	Fre Fre, Protect Me 50, Lightweight Daily Moisturizer, SPF 50, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) $33.15
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	American	Not recorded
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	argania spinosa kernel oil, ascorbyl glucoside, niacinamide, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide	zinc oxide, argania spinosa kernel oil, panthenol
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-up	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 38 ingredients	Fully parsed · 26 ingredients
Key actives · 4
ascorbyl glucoside Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	no	yes
titanium dioxide Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
vitamin b3	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 42
a silicone	yes	no
acrylates copolymer	yes	no
actinidia chinensis fruit extract	yes	no
alumina	yes	no
argania spinosa callus extract	no	yes
argania spinosa leaf extract	no	yes
bisabolol	yes	no
butylene glycol	yes	no
c12-15 alkyl benzoate	yes	no
c13-14 isoparaffin	yes	no
caprylhydroxamic acid	no	yes
carnosine	no	yes
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
citric acid	yes	no
coco-caprylate	no	yes
cymbopogon flexuosus oil	no	yes
ethylhexylglycerin	no	yes
glyceryl oleate citrate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
glycine soja sterols	yes	no
glycyrrhiza glabra root extract	yes	no
isomalt	no	yes
isononyl isononanoate	yes	no
lauroyl lysine	no	yes
lauryl glucoside	no	yes
lecithin	yes	no
magnesium ascorbyl phosphate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
myristyl glucoside	no	yes
octyldodecyl citrate crosspolymer	no	yes
phenoxyethanol	yes	no
phospholipids	yes	no
polyacrylamide	yes	no
polyglyceryl-6 laurate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
potassium cetyl phosphate	yes	no
propanediol	no	yes
pullulan	yes	no
resveratrol	yes	no
sclerotium gum	yes	no
sodium gluconate	yes	no
sodium phytate	no	yes
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
xanthophylls	yes	no

Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.

The bottom line

Choose Paula's Choice if you want Ascorbyl Glucoside in the formula.

Choose Fre if you want Pro-vitamin B5 in the formula.

Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.

This is not medical advice.

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