SPF Scout · Ingredient
Xylitol
What this ingredient generally does
A humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. This helps keep the skin and the formula from drying out, and it also acts as a deodorant.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.
Published formulations that list this ingredient
These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.
COSMAX USA PEACH AND LILY SUN COVER MINERAL SUNSCREEN SPF 30
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Guangzhou Oupeng Cosmetics Co., Ltd. RYDEEN UV CLEAR
U.S. formulation
ISNTREE ISNTREE HYALURONIC ACID WATERY SUNSCREEN
U.S. formulation
ISNTREE ISNTREE HYALURONIC ACID WATERY SUNSCREEN (Lotion)
U.S. formulation
ISNTREE Inc. ISNTREE HYALURONIC ACID WATERY SUNSCREEN
U.S. formulation
Neutrogena Neutrogena Triple Age Repair Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 25
SPF 25 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO BENEFIANCE WRINKLERESIST24 DAY
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO FUTURE Solution LX INFINITE TREATMENT PRIMER
U.S. formulation
Shiseido Shiseido Future Solution LX Total Protective
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO PERFECT REFINING FOUNDATION
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO SUN PROTECTION EYE
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO SYNCHRO SKIN RADIANT LIFTING FOUNDATION
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT (Lotion)
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT TINTED UV PROTECTOR
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT UV PROTECTION
U.S. formulation
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Where this information comes from
Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.