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SPF 40 Defense Day Cream

Our Brand New BB cream, which represents three products in one: your anti-aging day cream that is clinically proven to firm your skin (Cutometer Study), your SPF 40 UVA/UVB broad spectrum protection and your light coverage BB cream. Our own proprietary Melanin Technology that gives you a unique self adjusting color that matches almost any skin tone. Melanin is the inherent color pigment of our skin, the same melanin as in this product, which provides a natural color match. Oil free, matte finish, zinc oxide based physical sunscreen.

Available in TWO shades. If your foundation color is light to medium, please choose Natural (the original shade). If you are darker than medium, please choose Rich.

Size — 6 oz / NaturalPrice per oz. shown

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Product details

Why it is different

Who is it for: Anyone who wants to prevent or protect skin from future lines and wrinkles; or wants to instantly create a flawless complexion with a superior SPF protection against facial aging.

Why is it different: Instead of being chalky, thick, or white, like most SPF products, this cream is lightly tinted with melanin (our own Pro- Melanin Technology) for a natural, self-adjusting color finish that leaves skin even and flawless. Pleasant to wear, this innovative BB formula delivers SPF 40 UVA/UVB broad spectrum protection, you can include even the delicate eye area. Oil free, matte finish, zinc oxide based physical sunscreen. Instrumental Measured Clinical study using Cutometer shows statistically significant increase in skin tightness and firmness in 42 days.

Clinical studies

The results, by the numbers

Clinical Studies:

Instrumental Measured Clinical study using Cutometer:
statistically significant increase in skin tightness and firmness in 42 days

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How to use

How to use

Usage:Every morning, start by cleansing your face and applying your HydroShield® serum. Then, apply our SPF 40 Defense Day Cream day for a natural, flawless complexion.

Made without parabens or dyes. No animal testing.

Ingredients

What is inside

Ingredients:  Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 4%, Zinc Oxide 14%

Inactive: Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Propanediol, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, PEG-10 Dimethicone, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Melanin, Phospholipids, Retinyl Palmitate, Pantothenic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Alumina, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin May contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)

May contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)

  • Always Doctor developed
  • Always Clinically tested
  • Always Visible results
  • Always High percentages of actives
  • Always PETA cruelty free
  • Always Manufactured in USA

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Dr. Denese Simple Steps skin care program

Where this product fits in your routine

Simple morning routine

  1. 1
    Build Lipid Barrier

    Keeps water from leaving the skin. Hydrated skin is healthy skin.

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  2. 2
    Protect & Correct

    SPF 30 or 40 — rain or shine, summer and winter. 90% of skin aging is caused by daily sun exposure.

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Simple evening routine

  1. 1
    Cleanse & Tone

    A pH-balanced, non-drying cleanser — skip the soap — then a toner for what it missed.

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  2. 2
    Exfoliate & Purify

    Stimulates cellular turnover and lets the actives that follow reach their destination.

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  3. 3
    Stimulate Cellular Performance

    A thin, water-consistency serum that encourages the skin's own collagen building.

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  4. 4
    Build Lipid Barrier

    Lipid-based serum with ceramides, retinol, antioxidants and essential fatty acids.

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  5. 5
    Seal & Maintain

    Finish with your night cream to seal the work in.

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Complete the routine

Award Winning Power Trio

The Firming Facial Pads, the HydroShield® Serum and the Hydrating Dream Cream as one starter kit.

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What customers say

A doctor formulated this, not a marketing team.

Who made it

A doctor formulated this, not a marketing team.

Adrienne Denese, M.D., Ph.D. — Harvard and Cornell trained, and one of the first physicians to specialise in anti-aging medicine. Every formula leaves SkinScience Labs with the highest percentage of active, bio-identical ingredients it can carry. Over 20 million products sold worldwide.

“I formulate for results, not for hope.”

Adrienne Denese, M.D., Ph.D.