NSE Products, Inc Nu Skin 180 Degree UV Defense Hydrator SPF 18

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• Octinoxate

  Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)UV absorber (protects the formula from light, not a sunscreen filter)UV filter (filters UV rays)

  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.

• Zinc Oxide

  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)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 color.

• 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.

  listed as “Water (Aqua)”

• Ethylhexyl Isononanoate

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

  Ethylhexyl Isononanoate is an emollient. It softens and smooths the way skin feels.

• 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.

• Cyclopentasiloxane

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

  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.

• Methylpropanediol

  Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  This is a solvent. It dissolves other ingredients so they blend into one liquid mixture.

• Pentylene Glycol

  Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A skin-conditioning ingredient that also works as a solvent. It helps dissolve other ingredients and keeps skin feeling conditioned.

• Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate

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

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice it gives the product a lighter, easier-to-spread texture.

• Ceteth-20

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Ceteth-20 helps oil and water mix and also works as a cleansing agent. That keeps the water and oil parts blended into one smooth product and lets it lift away dirt and oil.

• Cyclohexasiloxane

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

  This is a lightweight silicone that softens and smooths skin feel and also conditions hair. It works as a solvent too, helping other ingredients dissolve and the product spread easily.

• 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.

• Trilaureth-4 Phosphate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  An emulsifier and cleansing agent that helps oil and water mix. This keeps the water and oil parts of the product blended together and helps lift away dirt.

• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Occlusive (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

  A light oil used as a solvent to dissolve other ingredients and as an occlusive that forms a layer helping hold in moisture. It can also add a bit of scent.

• 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.

• PEG-100 Stearate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A cleansing surfactant, meaning it helps lift away oil and dirt. It's often paired with other emulsifiers in creams.

• Di-C12-15 Alkyl Fumarate

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

  An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel and also acts as a solvent to dissolve other ingredients. In practice, it improves the product's texture and helps keep the mix even.

• Persea Gratissima Oil

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

  Avocado oil, used to condition skin. It leaves skin feeling soft and looked-after.

  listed as “Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil”

• Tocopheryl Acetate

  Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)otherSkin 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.

• Cetyl 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)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A multitasking fatty alcohol that helps oil and water mix and keeps the blend stable, while softening skin. It also thickens the formula and makes it more opaque, and can boost foam and cleansing.

• Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

  Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  This is shea butter, a rich fat that softens and smooths the skin. It also adjusts the thickness of the product, giving it more body. You may see it listed under its common name, shea butter.

  listed as “Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter”

• Lecithin

  Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)otherSkin 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.

• Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer

  otherViscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A thickening agent that adjusts how thick or fluid the product is. In practice it gives the sunscreen its body and helps it hold together.

• Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)

  A skin-conditioning ingredient with a soothing role. In practice it helps keep skin feeling comfortable.

• Panthenol

  Antistatic (reduces static)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  A skin- and hair-conditioning ingredient that also reduces static cling. In practice it helps keep skin and hair feeling soft and smooth.

• Plankton Extract

  Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

  An extract from marine plankton used to condition the skin. That means it helps soften and smooth the skin's feel.

• Steareth-20

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  Steareth-20 is a helper that lets oil and water mix and also acts as a cleansing agent. In practice it keeps the water and oil parts blended into one smooth product and helps lift away dirt.

• 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.

• 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.

• PEG-75 Stearate

  Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  PEG-75 Stearate is a cleansing agent that helps lift away oil and grime so they rinse off with water. In a sunscreen it acts as the washable component that lets residue release.

• Isostearic Acid

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

  A multitasker that helps oil and water mix and works as a cleansing agent. It also helps bind the formula's parts together, keeping everything blended.

• P-Anisic Acid

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)

  This is a fragrance ingredient. It adds or adjusts the product's scent.

• Xanthan Gum

  Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Gel forming (sets the formula into a gel)otherSkin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

  A thickener that adjusts how thick the product is and forms a gel-like texture. It keeps oil and water mixed and stops the blend from separating, giving a stable, even feel.

• Disodium EDTA

  Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)otherViscosity 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.

• Citric Acid

  Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Fragrance ingredient (scent)other

  Citric Acid is a mild acid used to fine-tune a formula's pH. It keeps the acidity steady (buffering), binds trace metals that would spoil the formula (chelating), and can add a scent note.

• Parfum

  Fragrance ingredient (scent)

  This is the fragrance, a blend of scent ingredients added to give the product an odor or mask other smells. It's also listed as "aroma" on some labels.

  listed as “Fragrance (Parfum)”

• Phenoxyethanol

  Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling over time.

• Chlorphenesin

  Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

  This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling as bacteria and other organisms try to grow in it.

Source

DailyMed drug label

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https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=91a22a5a-87fd-4db0-9183-caebee401304

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22 September 2026

Market

United States

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v1 of this U.S. formulation

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Official label document (not independently verified by us)

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