Desert Free
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A sunscreen by Desert Free. The label lists 40 ingredients, led by Vitamin B3 and Cica. View details
40 ingredients in the order the label prints them. No concentration is disclosed for this product, so the list orders them without quantifying them.
What this formula is built to do
Ingredient lists show what's present, not concentration or guaranteed performance.
Dissolves and evenly distributes many water-soluble ingredients
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Provides lightweight slip and a less greasy skin feel
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Softens and smooths the skin with good spreadability
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: absorbs UV light to help protect the formula or skin; softens and smooths the skin
Helps a tested broad-spectrum sunscreen protect against UVA exposure associated with photoaging and skin damage
Formula role: absorbs or reflects UV rays for sun protection; absorbs UV light to help protect the formula or skin
Strongly absorbs UVB and can help a finished sunscreen achieve its labeled SPF
Formula role: absorbs or reflects UV rays for sun protection; absorbs UV light to help protect the formula or skin
Can improve the appearance of redness and uneven tone in some formulas
Formula role: helps skin or hair feel smoother
Contributes broad-spectrum UVA and UVB attenuation in a tested sunscreen
Formula role: absorbs or reflects UV rays for sun protection
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Makes makeup and skin care feel smoother and less sticky
Formula role: makes a clear formula look opaque or cloudy
Dissolves and carries other ingredients in water-based formulations
Formula role: dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula; adjusts how thick or thin the product feels
Provides efficient UVB absorption in jurisdictions where it is authorized
Formula role: absorbs or reflects UV rays for sun protection; absorbs UV light to help protect the formula or skin
Helps condition skin and hair and can contribute to formula texture
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Helps condition skin and supports short-term humectancy
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Gives formulas a light, silky spread and less greasy after-feel
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Provides a supporting skin-conditioning role
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
May help condition and soothe stressed or dry-feeling skin
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Functions as a botanical skin-conditioning ingredient
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Softens and smooths the skin surface
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; adds scent
Thickens and stabilizes creams and lotions
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; holds a product's ingredients together
Adjusts product thickness and consistency
Formula role: keeps an oil-water mixture from separating over time; adjusts how thick or thin the product feels
Well-proven humectant that increases and holds skin hydration; a controlled human study found stratum corneum hydration correlates significa…
Formula role: draws moisture into the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Helps oil and water form and remain as a uniform emulsion
Formula role: keeps oil and water blended together
Cleans skin and hair by helping oils and soil disperse into rinse water
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; keeps an oil-water mixture from separating over time
Adjusts and buffers formula pH so other ingredients and the finished product can perform consistently
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady; adds scent
Creates clear or smooth gels and gives lotions and serums controlled viscosity
Formula role: keeps an oil-water mixture from separating over time; thickens a liquid into a gel texture
Helps oil and water phases form a stable emulsion
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
May modestly improve the appearance of crow's-feet and glabellar wrinkles with consistent topical use
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Thickens the water phase and helps create stable gel or lotion textures
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Helps slow oxidative deterioration of oils in a cosmetic formula
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; slows oxidation that can degrade a formula
Helps dissolve and distribute water-soluble or fragrance ingredients within a formula
Formula role: draws moisture into the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Forms a water-compatible conditioning film that can reduce the rough feel of dry skin
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Provides fermentation-derived components to a topical formula
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Conditions skin or hair and can contribute slip and softness
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Cell and animal studies suggest support for new surface skin growth and collagen-related wound repair
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; slows oxidation that can degrade a formula
May help calm the appearance and feel of stressed skin, based mainly on cell, reconstructed-skin, and combination-formula evidence
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; slows oxidation that can degrade a formula
Formula role: helps hold the product's ingredients together.
Formula role: holds a product's ingredients together; adjusts how thick or thin the product feels
Cell and animal research suggests effects on inflammation, antioxidant defenses, and the tissue framework around cells
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Adds a pleasant scent or masks the raw smell of other ingredients (cosmetic/sensory only, not a skin benefit)
Formula role: adds scent
Listed in the order the label prints them. Found in counts the products in our catalogue that list the same ingredient — no label here discloses how much of each is in the bottle.
US fragrance-allergen disclosure rules are pending; EU-regulated allergens are listed where declared.