First Aid Beauty 5 in 1 Face Cream SPF 30

First Aid Beauty 5 in 1 Face Cream SPF 30 First Aid Beauty 5 in 1 Face Cream SPF 30 ingredients explained: Octinoxate (5.6%), Octocrylene (7.5%), Zinc Oxide (4.8%), Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylyl Methicone, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Phenyl Methicone, Bisabolol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Isohexadecane, Methicone, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Polysilicone-11, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Alpha-Arbutin, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Polysorbate 60, Hydroxylated Lecithin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Show all ingredients by function Octinoxate (5.6%) sunscreen 0, 0 Octocrylene (7.5%) Zinc Oxide (4.8%) 0, 1 goodie Water solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Dimethicone emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Caprylyl Methicone Enteromorpha Compressa Extract Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum viscosity controlling Copaifera Officinalis (Balsam Copaiba) Resin Phenoxyethanol preservative Citric Acid buffering Phenyl Methicone Bisabolol soothing Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Polyhydroxystearic Acid emulsifying Isohexadecane emollient, solvent Methicone Glyceryl Polyacrylate Polysilicone-11 Xanthan Gum Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Alpha-Arbutin antioxidant, skin brightening Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract moisturizer/​humectant Polysorbate 60 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Hydroxylated Lecithin Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing A clear, oil-soluble, "cosmetically-elegant" liquid that is the most commonly used chemical sunscreen. It absorbs UVB radiation (at wavelengths: 280-320 nm) with a peak protection at 310nm. It only protects against UVB and not UVA rays (the 320-400 nm range) – so always choose products that contain other sunscreens too. It is not very stable either, when exposed to sunlight, it kind of breaks down and loses its effectiveness (not instantly, but over time - it loses 10% of its SPF protection ability within 35 mins). To make it more stable it can be - and should be - combined with other sunscreen agents to give stable and broad-spectrum protection (the new generation sunscreen agent, Tinosorb S is a particularly good one for that). Expand to read more Regarding safety, there are also some concerns around Octinoxate. In vitro (made in the lab not on real people) and animal studies have shown that it may produce hormonal (estrogen-like) effects. Do not panic, the studies were not conducted under real life conditions on real human people, so it is probably over-cautious to avoid Octinoxate altogether. However, if you are pregnant or a small child (under 2 yrs. old), choose a physical (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) or new-generation Tinosorb based sunscreen, just to be on the super-safe side. :) Overall, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate is an old-school chemical sunscreen agent. There are plenty of better options for sun protection today, but it is considered "safe as used" (and sunscreens are pretty well regulated) and it is available worldwide (can be used up to 10% in the EU and up to 7.5% in the US). An oil-soluble chemical sunscreen agent that protects skin in the UVB and somewhat in the UVA II range with a peak absorption of 304 nm. Its protection is not strong enough on its own but it is quite photostable (loses 10% of SPF protection in 95 mins) and is often used to stabilize other photo-unstable UV-filters, for example, Avobenzone. It is also often used to improve the water resistance of the products. Octocrylene's safety profile is generally quite good, though a review study in Contact Dermatitis reports an "increasing number of patients with photo contact allergy to octocrylene." Mainly adults with ketoprofen-sensitivity and children with sensitive skin are affected, so if you have a small kid, it is probably better to use octocrylene-free sunscreens. When it comes to sunscreen agents, Zinc Oxide is pretty much in a league of its own. It's a physical (or inorganic) sunscreen that has a lot in common with fellow inorganic sunscreen Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) but a couple of things make it superior even to TiO2. If physical sunscreens don't tell you anything, go ahead and read about the basics here. Most of what we wrote about Titanium Dioxide is also true for Zinc Oxide so we will focus here on the differences. The first main difference is that while TiO2 gives a nice broad spectrum protection, Zinc Oxide has an even nicer and even broader spectrum pro what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | emulsifying soothing | skin brightening emollient | solvent antioxidant | skin brightening moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | soothing

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