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Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Labeler: CLINIQUE LABORATORIES
SPF 45 as labeled
U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 21 September 2026
Quick facts
Does Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45 list fragrance?
No fragrance, parfum or listed fragrance ingredient appears in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation, which is recorded as complete with every name identified.
What are the active ingredients in Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45?
The Active ingredients block printed on the label reads: ENSULIZOLE 2.7% OCTINOXATE 6.7% OCTISALATE 4.5% ZINC OXIDE 7.7%
Is Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45 mineral-only?
No. The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Ensulizole, Octinoxate, and Octisalate.
Does Even Better Clinical Vitamin Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 45 contain oxybenzone?
Oxybenzone is not listed in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation, which is recorded as complete with every name identified.
Each answer restates the ingredient list stored for this record. It does not predict whether your skin will react.
What is listed
The ingredient declaration stored for this formulation, reproduced exactly as it was recorded from the source below.
65 entries · the stored declaration is recorded as complete.
What each ingredient generally does
Each entry that matched a canonical ingredient, with the function recorded for it. These notes describe the role an ingredient plays in a formulation. They do not assess an ingredient.
Zinc Oxide
UV filter (filters UV rays)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)A mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, the core sun-protection job in this product. It also helps protect the skin surface and can add whiteness or opacity. On some labels it appears as CI 77947 when used for color.
Ensulizole is an organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, so less of it reaches the skin. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. You may see it listed as Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up when exposed to sunlight. You'll often see it listed as Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, and doubles as a light stabilizer to keep the formula steady in sun. It also appears on labels as Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
Water
Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.
listed as “water\aqua\eau”
Methyl Trimethicone
Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Methyl Trimethicone is a lightweight silicone that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent to dissolve other ingredients. It helps the product spread and feel smooth.
Dimethicone
Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)A silicone that softens and smooths skin feel and forms a protective layer on the surface. It also cuts down foam during production, keeping the formula settled.
Niacinamide
Smoothing (CosIng functional class)An ingredient that smooths the skin's surface. In practice, it helps the product leave skin feeling even.
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice, it helps the product spread easily and leaves a smooth finish.
Phenyl Trimethicone
Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This is a silicone that conditions skin and hair and cuts down on foaming. As an occlusive it forms a layer that helps hold in moisture, and it gives a smooth feel.
Glycerin
Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Glycerin draws in and holds moisture while conditioning and protecting skin. It also dissolves other ingredients, adjusts thickness, and can add scent. On labels it may appear as glycerol.
Tromethamine
Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EUTromethamine is a buffering agent that helps hold the product's acidity steady. It also adds fragrance.
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)This is a silicone-based ingredient that helps oil and water mix and can also do cleansing work. It conditions skin and hair, giving a smooth feel. In a formula it keeps the oil and water parts blended together.
Hdi/Ppg/Polycaprolactone Crosspolymer
Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)A polymer that works as an anticaking agent, keeping powdery parts of the formula from clumping. That helps the product stay loose and spread evenly.
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A silicone-based ingredient that conditions and softens skin. It also cuts down foaming during mixing, keeping the formula from getting bubbly.
Polysilicone-11
Film forming (leaves a thin coating)This is a film former, a silicone-based ingredient. It leaves a thin, even layer on the skin as the product dries down.
An emollient that softens and smooths the skin feel. It leaves skin feeling conditioned and helps the product go on smoothly.
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)A silicone-based emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. It also conditions skin and can lift away dirt and oil.
Butylene Glycol
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A multitasking liquid that acts as a humectant, solvent, and thickness adjuster, and carries a scent role. It draws in and holds moisture, dissolves other ingredients, and helps set the product's texture.
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Ascorbyl Glucoside is a form of vitamin C used purely as an antioxidant. That means it helps keep the formula from spoiling as it's exposed to air.
A moisture-grabbing ingredient that draws in and holds water. That keeps skin conditioned and helps it feel supple. It's the salt form of hyaluronic acid.
Here it works as a skin-conditioning ingredient and contributes to fragrance and scent. It helps condition skin and adds to how the product smells.
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer
Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Hair fixing (holds hair in place)A film former that conditions hair and helps hold a style in place. It lays down a thin coating on hair that keeps the look set and adds smoothness.
Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)An emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. In practice it keeps the water and oil parts blended into one smooth product.
Trehalose is a sugar used as a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. That keeps skin and the formula from drying out.
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An ingredient that conditions the skin, helping it feel soft and smooth.
Triethyl Citrate
Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Plasticizer (keeps a film flexible)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A multi-tasking liquid that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend evenly. It also adds scent, works as a deodorant, softens the film the product leaves, and adjusts thickness. On labels it plays several roles at once.
Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It helps the product leave skin feeling supple and conditioned.
Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A form of vitamin C that conditions skin and works as an antioxidant. It helps keep skin smooth and slows the formula from spoiling.
Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer
Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A silicone-based powder-like ingredient that draws in and holds moisture and forms a light layer on the skin. It also keeps powders from clumping and adjusts the product's thickness for a smooth, even feel.
Polyethylene
Abrasive (physically scrubs)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Polyethylene is a plastic-type material that acts as a mild scrub particle, a film former, and a thickness adjuster. That means it can smooth or polish the skin surface, leave a thin coating as the product dries, and adjust how thick the formula is.
Silica
Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Silica is a fine mineral powder that soaks up excess moisture and oil, and adjusts how thick the product feels. It keeps powders from clumping, adds bulk, and can make a formula look more opaque. Its chemical name is silicon dioxide.
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)This is an opacifier, meaning it makes the product look less see-through. It gives the formula a more solid, opaque appearance.
Disteardimonium Hectorite
Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A thickener that adjusts how thick or thin the product is. It also works as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up against light exposure.
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)This is an emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. It keeps the oily and watery parts blended so the formula holds together.
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Glyceryl Stearate is an emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It also acts as an emulsifier, keeping the oil and water parts blended together.
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A workhorse ingredient that softens skin feel, adjusts thickness, helps oil and water mix, and keeps the blend stable. In practice it thickens the product, keeps it from separating, gives a smooth feel, and can make the product look opaque. Despite its name, it behaves like a waxy solid, not a drying alcohol.
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A polymer that helps structure the formula. It keeps the oil and water parts mixed and adjusts the thickness so the product has the right texture.
Polysorbate 80 helps oil and water blend and stay mixed, and works as a cleansing agent too. It also acts as a denaturant, an additive that makes any alcohol in the formula unpalatable.
Stearic Acid
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Refatting (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Stearic Acid helps oil and water mix, keeps that blend from separating, and cleanses. It also softens skin feel and adds scent, so it keeps the product stable and smooth while contributing fragrance.
Polysorbate 20
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Polysorbate 20 helps oil and water mix so the product stays blended. It also acts as a cleansing agent that lifts away oil and dirt.
Lecithin
Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Lecithin helps oil and water mix and softens skin feel. That keeps the water and oil parts blended and smooths the skin, and it also reduces static. It shows up on labels simply as Lecithin.
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)An ingredient that helps oil and water mix so the formula stays blended. It also conditions the skin, leaving it feeling smoother.
Palmitic Acid
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Palmitic Acid softens and smooths the skin feel while also helping oil and water mix. That means it keeps the formula blended and contributes to how it sits on skin.
Laureth-7
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Laureth-7 is a cleansing and emulsifying agent, meaning it helps oil and water mix. In practice it keeps the formula blended and helps lift away dirt and oil.
Sodium Phosphate
Anti-seborrheic (CosIng functional class)Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)This buffers, meaning it keeps the acidity steady, and is also listed as an anti-seborrheic and deodorant ingredient. In practice, it helps hold the formula's balance and manage odor.
Disodium Phosphate
Anticorrosive (protects the container and equipment from corrosion)Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Fragrance ingredient (scent)A buffering ingredient that keeps the product's acidity steady over time. It also guards against corrosion and can add to the scent.
A strong base used to adjust and steady the product's acidity. This buffering keeps the formula's pH in a set range as it sits.
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Refatting (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Stearyl Alcohol is a multi-tasker that helps oil and water mix, keeps the blend stable, and adjusts thickness. It softens and smooths skin feel, makes the product look opaque, boosts foam, and adds scent.
Behenyl Alcohol
Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A multitasker that softens and smooths skin while adjusting the product's thickness. It also helps hold the mix together and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Binder (holds the formula together)A binding ingredient that helps hold the parts of the formula together. It is often used to coat and bind powders in a mix.
Ascorbyl Palmitate is an oil-friendly form of vitamin C used as an antioxidant to keep the formula from going off. It can also add a light scent.
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tocopheryl Acetate is a form of vitamin E that acts as an antioxidant, helping keep the formula from going off. It also conditions the skin, softening its feel.
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate is a form of vitamin C that works as an antioxidant and conditions skin. It helps keep the product from spoiling as it meets air, and softens and smooths skin feel.
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This is an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient, a form of vitamin C. As an antioxidant it helps keep the formula from going off, and it softens the skin feel.
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EUAn antioxidant that also adds a scent note. It helps keep the oils in the formula from going off, so the product stays stable longer. Often shortened to BHT on labels.
listed as “bht”
Disodium EDTA
Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)An ingredient that binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula, and helps adjust its thickness. This keeps the product stable over time.
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling over time.
A salt used mainly as a preservative to keep the product from spoiling. It also contributes to fragrance. In practice, it helps the formula stay stable over time.
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)A preservative that helps keep the product from spoiling over time. That means it protects the formula against microbes.
Mica
Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Mica is a mineral used to add color and to make the product look opaque rather than see-through. It also keeps powders from clumping and adds bulk to the formula.
Titanium Dioxide
UV filter (filters UV rays)Colorant (adds color)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Titanium Dioxide is a mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also works as a white colorant and opacifier, adding whiteness and making the product less see-through. As a color additive it appears on labels as CI 77891.
listed as “titanium dioxide (ci 77891)”
Iron Oxides
Colorant (adds color)A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.
listed as “iron oxides (ci 77491)”
Iron Oxides
Colorant (adds color)A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.
listed as “iron oxides (ci 77492)”
Iron Oxides
Colorant (adds color)A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.
listed as “iron oxides (ci 77499)] <iln53082>”
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Source quality
- Source
- DailyMed drug label
- Source record
- https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2397aca5-bf0a-619d-e063-6394a90a7ab9
- Retrieved
- 21 September 2026
- Market
- United States
- Version
- v1 of this U.S. formulation
- Source tier
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- Entries recorded
- 65
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