Paula's Choice Resist Super-Light Wrinkle Defense Spf 30

Paula's Choice Resist Super-Light Wrinkle Defense Spf 30 Paula's Choice Resist Super-Light Wrinkle Defense Spf 30 ingredients explained: Zinc Oxide (13%), Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Sodium Chloride, Trihydroxystearin, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Resveratrol, Quercetin, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Adenosine, Bisabolol, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Polysorbate 80, Hydrated Silica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Iron Oxide Ci77491, Iron Oxide Ci 77492, Iron Oxide Ci 77499, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Zinc Oxide (13%) sunscreen 0, 1 goodie Water solvent Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Peg-12 Dimethicone Peg/Ppg-18/18 Dimethicone emulsifying Lauroyl Lysine viscosity controlling Sodium Chloride Trihydroxystearin Dimethicone Crosspolymer Resveratrol antioxidant Quercetin antioxidant, soothing Epigallocatechin Gallate superstar Tocopheryl Acetate 0, 0 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Adenosine cell-communicating ingredient Bisabolol soothing Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract Hydrolyzed Corn Starch moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Polysorbate 80 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Hydrated Silica abrasive/​scrub, viscosity controlling Triethoxycaprylylsilane C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate emollient, emulsifying Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Iron Oxide Ci77491 colorant Iron Oxide Ci 77492 Iron Oxide Ci 77499 Phenoxyethanol 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. Expand to read more The first main difference is that while TiO2 gives a nice broad spectrum protection, Zinc Oxide has an even nicer and even broader spectrum protection. It protects against UVB, UVA II, and UVA I almost uniformly, and is considered to be the broadest range sunscreen available today. It's also highly stable and non-irritating. So much so that Zinc Oxide also counts as a skin protectant and anti-irritant. It's also often used to treat skin irritations such as diaper rash. As for the disadvantages, Zinc Oxide is also not cosmetically elegant. It leaves a disturbing whitish tint on the skin, although, according to a 2000 research paper by Dr. Pinnell, it's slightly less white than TiO2. Still, it's white and disturbing enough to use Zinc Oxide nanoparticles more and more often. We wrote more about nanoparticles and the concerns around them here, but the gist is that if nanoparticles were absorbed into the skin that would be a reason for legitimate health concerns. But luckily, so far research shows that sunscreen nanoparticles are not absorbed but remain on the surface of the skin or in the uppermost (dead) layer of the skin. This seems to be true even if the skin is damaged, for example, sunburnt. All in all, if you've found a Zinc Oxide sunscreen that you are happy to use every single day, that's fantastic and we suggest you stick with it. It's definitely one of the best, or probably even the best option out there for sun protection available worldwide. 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. 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 super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin what‑it‑does irritancy, com. emollient | solvent antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | skin brightening moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing abrasive/scrub | viscosity controlling emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing

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