Instant Glow Cream
- Water Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- Glycerin Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
- Butylene Glycol Humectants. Solvent and humectant, improves spread of actives.
- Propanediol Humectants. Corn-derived glycol, solvent and humectant.
- Panthenol Humectants. Provitamin B5, humectant and wound-healing support.
- Dimethicone Emollients. Non-volatile silicone, slip and light occlusion.
- Niacinamide Actives. Vitamin B3. Sebum, barrier, pigment transfer, at 2 to 5 percent.
- Mica (CI 77019) Fragrance, colour, solvents. Pearlescent mineral.
- 1,2-Hexanediol Preservatives. Glycol with antimicrobial effect, humectant.
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) Mineral filters and pigments. UVB particulate, often a booster in hybrids.
- Cyclopentasiloxane Emollients. Emollient, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, solvent
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Emulsifiers. Polymeric emulsifier, hydroxyethyl acrylate copolymer.
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Emulsifiers. Emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling
- Squalane Emollients. Hydrogenated squalene, skin-identical lipid.
- Sodium Polyacrylate Thickeners and film formers. Quick-thickening polymer.
- Dimethiconol Humectants. Antifoaming, emollient, moisturising
- Hydrogenated Polydecene Emollients. Emollient, hair conditioning, masking, perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent
- Glyceryl Caprylate Emulsifiers. Emollient, emulsifying
- Polysorbate 60 Surfactants. Emulsifying, surfactant
- Glyceryl Polyacrylate Thickeners and film formers. Film forming
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane Thickeners and film formers. Binding
- Adenosine Actives. Nucleoside with anti-wrinkle data at 0.04 percent.
- Sorbitan Isostearate Emulsifiers. Emulsifying
- Trideceth-10 Surfactants. Cleansing, surfactant
- Disodium EDTA pH adjusters and chelators. Chelator that protects preservatives.
Taken from Colorbar's product page, last checked 2026-10-26. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.