Eucerin Eucerin Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen

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• Zinc Oxide

  Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds colour)Light stabiliser (protects the formula from light)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)UV absorber (protects the formula from light, not a sunscreen filter)UV filter (filters UV rays)

  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 colour.

• Water

  Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)otherSkin 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.

• C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  This is a lightweight oily ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. It also helps keep the product fresh by limiting microbe growth.

• Isopropyl Palmitate

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel while helping hold the formula together. It also can carry fragrance and lends a smooth, spreadable texture.

• Butyloctyl Salicylate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A liquid that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent. It softens skin feel and helps dissolve and spread other ingredients in the mix.

• Ethylhexyl Pelargonate

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It adds a light slip that helps the product spread easily.

• 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.

• Propylene Glycol

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multi-tasker that draws in and holds moisture, dissolves other ingredients as a solvent, and adjusts thickness. It also plays a role in fragrance and general skin conditioning. In practice it helps keep the product from drying out and keeps the texture consistent.

• Cyclopentasiloxane

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  This is a lightweight silicone used to condition skin and hair and to soften and smooth skin feel. It also acts as a solvent, helping the product spread and dissolve other ingredients.

• Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It gives the formula a conditioning, slick texture on application.

• 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.

• Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate

  Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

  An ingredient that works to protect the skin surface. It helps form a protective layer on the skin.

• Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

• Polyester-27

  Film forming (leaves a thin coating)

  A polyester whose main job is film forming. It leaves a thin, even layer on the skin that helps the product stay put.

• Glycyrrhetinic Acid

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Glycyrrhetinic Acid is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It works on the surface to keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

• Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  This is an extract from the root of the licorice plant Glycyrrhiza inflata, used to condition the skin. That means it helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.

• Tocopherol

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidising)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E used as an antioxidant, which helps keep the formula from going off. It also conditions skin and forms a thin surface layer that slows moisture loss. You may see it listed simply as vitamin E.

  listed as “Tocopherol (Vitamin E)”

• Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidising)

  A form of vitamin C that acts as an antioxidant, helping protect the formula from going off. It's a stable vitamin C derivative you'll see on labels.

• Cera Alba

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Cera Alba is beeswax, used to soften skin, form a film, and help oil and water mix. It smooths skin feel, leaves a thin protective layer, and keeps the water and oil parts blended. It's the Latin label name for beeswax.

  listed as “Beeswax”

• Hydroxyacetophenone

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidising)other

  An antioxidant that helps keep the formula from going off over time. In practice it protects the product's other ingredients from breaking down.

• Caprylyl Glycol

  Deodorant (masks or reduces odour)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A multi-tasker that conditions skin and hair and acts as a deodorant. As an emollient it softens and smooths, leaving skin feeling conditioned.

• 1,2-Hexanediol

  Humectant (holds moisture)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A fluid that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend evenly. It also conditions the skin, leaving it feeling smooth.

• PEG-12 dimethicone crosspolymer

  Light stabiliser (protects the formula from light)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  This is a silicone-based ingredient that helps oil and water mix and adjusts the product's thickness. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up against light exposure.

• Triethoxycaprylylsilane

  Binder (holds the formula together)other

  A binding ingredient that helps hold the parts of the formula together. It is often used to coat and bind powders in a mix.

• Sodium Chloride

  Bulking agent (adds volume)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Oral care (CosIng functional class)otherViscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  Common table salt, used here mainly to adjust the thickness of the formula. It can also act as a bulking agent to add body, and shows up in oral care products. On labels it's simply salt.

Source

DailyMed drug label

Source record

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=cdb25154-e4e3-efc7-e053-2a95a90a2df6

Retrieved

5 August 2026

Market

United States

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Version

v2 of this U.S. formulation

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High

Entries recorded

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