Sheer Mineral Face Liquid Sunscreen SPF 50

• Zinc OxideSkin Protecting, Bulking Agent, Sunscreen Agent, Cosmetic Colorant
• AllantoinSkin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing, Anti-inflammatory, Keratolytic Agent
• BisabololAnti-inflammatory, Fragrance Ingredient, Skin-Conditioning Agent, Masking, Soothing
• Butyloctyl SalicylateSolvent, Skin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning
• C12-15 Alkyl BenzoateSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Antimicrobial
• Caprylyl GlycolSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Humectant, Hair Conditioning
• Caprylyl MethiconeSkin Conditioning
• DimethiconeSkin Conditioning, Emollient, Anti-foaming Agent, Skin Protecting
• Dimethiconol/Propylsilsesquioxane/Silicate CrosspolymerSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning
• EthylhexylglycerinSkin Conditioning, Deodorant
• Hexylene GlycolSolvent, Skin Conditioning, Perfuming, Surfactant, Fragrance, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Emulsifying
• IsododecaneSolvent, Perfuming, Emollient, Fragrance
• Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl DimethiconeSurfactant, Emulsifying
• Lauryl PEG-8 DimethiconeSurfactant
• NiacinamideSkin Conditioning, Hair Conditioning, Smoothing

  Ingredient Notes

  Niacinamide is a B vitamin, but not one of the B vitamins linked to Malassezia. Growth work names thiamine (B1) and pyridoxine (B6) as increasing growth alongside a lipid, without being required for it. Thiamine is not food for the yeast: it speeds the step that turns an amino acid into the carbon skeleton it uses, and supplying that skeleton directly removes the need for thiamine entirely. B3 is not named in any of that work. We rate niacinamide safe on that evidence rather than treating the whole B group as one risk, and nothing we hold shows it treats fungal acne either.

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_4
  • https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-58-14895
  • https://doi.org/10.1007/s004030050304
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605215/
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.12481
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25399625/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724370/
• Octyldodecyl NeopentanoateSkin Conditioning, Emollient
• PEG-10Solvent, Humectant
• PhenoxyethanolFragrance, Preservative
• PolymethylsilsesquioxaneOpacifying
• PropanediolSolvent, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Decreasing Agent
• Sodium ChlorideMasking, Viscosity Controlling, Bulking Agent
• Sodium HydroxidePh Adjuster, Buffering Agent, Denaturant
• Tetrasodium Glutamate DiacetateChelating Agent
• Tocopherol (Vitamin E)CautionAntioxidant, Fragrance, Skin Conditioning, Occlusive,

  Ingredient Notes

  Depending on the source, Tocopherols may be UNSAFE. The Synthetic versions without trace amounts of soybean oil are okay. Patch testing recommended.

  EWG1

  CIRS

  References

  • https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Vitamin-E
  • https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient/tocopherol
• Trilaureth-4 PhosphateSurfactant, Emulsifying
• WaterSolvent

Packaging and formulations can change. Always verify the live box, bottle, or retailer ingredient list before use.