Paula's Choice 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50

Paula's Choice 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 Paula's Choice 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 ingredients explained: Aqua, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate 7,5%, Sunscreen), Ethylhexyl Salicylate (Octisalate 5%, Sunscreen), Glycerin (Skin Replenishing), Silica (Texture-Enhancing), Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone, 2%, Sunscreen Agent), Octocrylene (2%, Sunscreen Agent), 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Skin Conditioning Agent), Ascorbyl Glucoside (Skin Conditioning Agent), Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent), Propanediol (Humectant), Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Antioxidant), Acetyl Zingerone (Antioxidant), Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (Viscosity Controlling Agent), Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate (Light Stabilizer), Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer (Viscosity Increasing Agent), Entada Phaseoloides Bark/Seed Extract, Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract (Skin Conditioning Agent), Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin Conditioning Agent), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (Solvent), Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Adj Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Octinoxate 7,5%, Sunscreen) sunscreen 0, 0 Ethylhexyl Salicylate (Octisalate 5%, Sunscreen) Glycerin (Skin Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Silica (Texture-Enhancing) viscosity controlling Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone, 2%, Sunscreen Agent) goodie Octocrylene (2%, Sunscreen Agent) 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Skin Conditioning Agent) antioxidant, skin brightening Ascorbyl Glucoside (Skin Conditioning Agent) Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent) emollient 0, 1 Propanediol (Humectant) solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Antioxidant) Acetyl Zingerone (Antioxidant) antioxidant, chelating Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (Viscosity Controlling Agent) Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate (Light Stabilizer) Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer (Viscosity Increasing Agent) Entada Phaseoloides Bark/Seed Extract Porphyra Umbilicalis Extract (Skin Conditioning Agent) Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin Conditioning Agent) emollient, emulsifying Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (Solvent) emollient, perfuming 0, 0-1 Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Adjuster) buffering Tocopherol (Skin Conditioning Agent) antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Xanthan Gum (Emulsifying Agent) Ethylhexylglycerin (Skin Conditioning Agent) preservative Laureth-4 (Surfactant) emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 4, 5 Phenoxyethanol (Preservative) Potassium Sorbate (Preservative) Sodium Benzoate (Preservative) Titanium Dioxide (Opacifying Agent) sunscreen, colorant Iron Oxides (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499) colorant (Mineral Pigment Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. 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). 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). A colorless to light yellowish oily liquid that works as a UVB (280-320nm) sunscreen filter with a peak absorbance at 306 nm. It's not a strong filter in itself, it's always used in combination with other sunscreen agents to further enhance the SPF and to solubilize other solid UV filters. It has a good safety profile and is allowed to be used at a max concentration of 5% both in the US and in Europe (10% is allowed in Japan). A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barri what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | chelating emollient | emulsifying emollient | perfuming emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing sunscreen | colorant

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