Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Dry Skin

Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Dry Skin Paula's Choice Calm Mineral Moisturizer Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Dry Skin ingredients explained: Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Titanium Dioxide (3,85%), Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Zinc Oxide (3,12%), Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Glycerin, Allantoin, Tocopherol Acetate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Superoxide Dismutase, Ubiquinone, Ceramide NG, Methicone, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tribehenin, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Sorbitan Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Alumina, Polysorbate 20, Aluminum Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Isononyl Isononanoate emollient Titanium Dioxide (3,85%) sunscreen, colorant goodie Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil 0, 1-2 Zinc Oxide (3,12%) sunscreen 0, 1 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying PEG-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying 0, 0 Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Dimethicone Vp/Eicosene Copolymer viscosity controlling Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Allantoin soothing Tocopherol Acetate antioxidant Hydrogenated Lecithin Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Superoxide Dismutase Ubiquinone Ceramide NG skin-identical ingredient Methicone Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 cell-communicating ingredient PEG-10 Dimethicone emulsifying Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Tribehenin PEG-10 Phytosterol Sorbitan Stearate 1, 0 Polyhydroxystearic Acid Alumina viscosity controlling, abrasive/​scrub Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Aluminum Stearate colorant, viscosity controlling Xanthan Gum Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Disodium EDTA chelating Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Phenoxyethanol Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial 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. An often used emollient with a light and silky feel. It's very mild to both skin and eyes and spreads nicely and easily. It's often used in sunscreens as it's also an excellent solvent for sunscreen agents. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin. Titanium Dioxide is one of the two members of the elite sunscreen group called physical sunscreens (or inorganic sunscreens if you’re a science geek and want to be precise). Traditionally, UV-filters are categorized as either chemical or physical. The big difference is supposed to be that chemical agents absorb UV-light while physical agents reflect it like a bunch of mini umbrellas on top of the skin. While this categorization is easy and logical it turns out it's not true. A recent, 2016 study shows that inorganic sunscreens work mostly by absorption, just like chemical filters, and only a little bit by reflection (they do reflect the light in the visible spectrum, but mostly absorb in the UV spectrum). Anyway, it doesn't matter if it reflects or absorbs, Titanium Dioxide is a pretty awesome sunscreen agent for two main reasons: it gives a nice broad spectrum coverage and it's highly stable. Its protection is very good between 290 - 350 nm (UVB and UVA II range), and less good at 350-400 nm (UVA I) range. Regular sized Titanium Dioxide also has a great safety profile, it's non-irritating and is pretty much free from any health concerns (like estrogenic effect worries with some chemical filters). The disadvantage of Titanium Dioxide is that it's not cosmetically elegant, meaning it's a white, "unspreadable" mess. Sunscreens containing Titanium Dioxide are often hard to spread on the skin and they leave a disturbing whitish tint. The cosmetic industry is, of course, really trying to solve this problem and the best solution so far is using nanoparticles. The itsy-bitsy Nano-sized particles improve both spreadability and reduce the whitish tint a lot, but unfortunately, it also introduces new health concerns. The main concern with nanoparticles is that they are so tiny that they are absorbed into the skin more than we want them (ideally sunscreen should remain on the surface of the skin). Once absorbed they might form unwanted complexes with proteins and they might promote the formation o what‑it‑does emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial sunscreen | colorant irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant | solvent solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | emollient viscosity controlling | abrasive/scrub emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing colorant | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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