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Daily Brightening UV Defense SPF 30

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Daily Brightening UV Defense SPF 30

Sunscreens

Product form
Face Sunscreens
Recorded market
United States
Ingredient list
39 label entries
Ingredient research
31 ingredients with selected studies

39 label entries · 34 linked ingredients

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Product description

Dual-action daily hydrating sunscreen protects against UV-induced pigmentation, evens skin tone, and instantly brightens skin.

Description from Bluemercury skincare bestsellers · Recorded Aug 11, 2026. Product claims have not been independently verified.

Label directions

Shake well before use. Apply sunscreen liberally to the face, neck, and chest 15 minutes before sun exposure and before applying makeup. Reapply sunscreen after 40 minutes of swimming, sweating, and immediately after towel drying, and at least every two hours. Sun Protection Measures: Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. To decrease this risk, regularly use a sunscreen with a Broad-Spectrum SPF value of 15 or higher and other sun protection measures including:- Limit time in the sun, from 10am - 2pm- Wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, hats, and sunglasses

Directions from Bluemercury skincare bestsellers.

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Formula

Listed in label order. Position does not establish an exact concentration. Ingredient roles describe possible uses and can vary with the finished formula.

Full recorded ingredient list

active ingredients 3% avobenzone, 5% homosalate, 5% octisalate, 7.2%octocrylene inactive ingredients water, glycerin, silica, dimethicone, niacinamide, alcohol denat, titanium dioxide, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, mica, tranexamic acid, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, palmitic acid, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, hydroxyacetophenone, dicaprylyl carbonate, steareth-100, phenylethyl resorcinol, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, cymbopogon schoenanthus oil, citral, myristic acid, iron oxides, tin oxide, geraniol, limonene, linalool, citronellol

34 of 39 entries are linked to ingredient pages below. Unmatched names remain in the original list above.

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  1. 02
    5% homosalate ↗UV filter · Skin conditioning · Uv absorber
  2. 03
    5% octisalate ↗UV filter · Uv absorber
  3. 05
    glycerin ↗Humectant · Denaturant · Hair conditioning · Oral care · Perfuming · Skin protecting · Viscosity controlling
  4. 06
    silica ↗Abrasive · Absorbent · Anticaking · Bulking · Opacifying · Viscosity controlling
  5. 07
    dimethicone ↗Emollient · Occlusive · Antifoaming · Skin conditioning · Skin protecting
  6. 08
    niacinamide ↗Anti-inflammatory · Tyrosinase inhibitor / brightening · Smoothing
  7. 09
    alcohol denat ↗Antimicrobial · Antifoaming · Astringent · Masking · Viscosity controlling · Solvent
  8. 10
    titanium dioxide ↗UV filter · Opacifying · Uv absorber
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    glyceryl stearate ↗Emollient · Emulsifying
  11. 13
    mica ↗Opacifying
  12. 14
    tranexamic acid ↗Tyrosinase inhibitor / brightening · Astringent · Skin conditioning
  13. 15
    stearic acid ↗Cleansing · Emulsifying · Emulsion stabilising · Masking · Refatting · Surfactant
  14. 16
    phenoxyethanol ↗Preservative
  15. 17
    citric acid ↗AHA exfoliant · Buffering · Chelating · Masking
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    palmitic acid ↗Emollient · Emulsifying
  17. 19
    ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate ↗Emulsion stabilising · Viscosity controlling
  18. 20
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    dicaprylyl carbonate ↗Emollient · Skin conditioning
  20. 22
    steareth-100 ↗Gel forming · Surfactant
  21. 23
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    caprylyl glycol ↗Humectant · Emollient · Hair conditioning · Skin conditioning
  23. 25
    xanthan gum ↗Binding · Emulsifying · Emulsion stabilising · Gel forming · Skin conditioning · Viscosity controlling · Surfactant
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    tocopherol ↗Antioxidant · Masking · Skin conditioning
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    sodium hyaluronate ↗Humectant · Skin conditioning
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    citral ↗Flavouring · Perfuming
  29. 33
    myristic acid ↗Cleansing · Emulsifying · Perfuming
  30. 35
    tin oxide ↗Abrasive · Bulking · Opacifying · Viscosity controlling
  31. 36
    geraniol ↗Perfuming · Tonic
  32. 37
    limonene ↗Deodorant · Perfuming · Solvent
  33. 38
    linalool ↗Deodorant · Perfuming
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Formula provenance

Retailer source · united-states

Recorded Aug 11, 2026

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