PCA Skin Protecting Hydrator Broad Spectrum Spf

PCA Skin Protecting Hydrator Broad Spectrum Spf PCA Skin Protecting Hydrator Broad Spectrum Spf ingredients explained: Octinoxate (7.5%), Octisalate (3.6%), Zinc Oxide (4.3%), Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Caffeine, Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Panthenol, Peg-100 Stearate, Peg-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether, Phenoxyethanol, Polyether-1, Polyisobutene, Silybum Marianum Extract, Stearic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Water/Aqua/Eau Show all ingredients by function Octinoxate (7.5%) sunscreen 0, 0 Octisalate (3.6%) Zinc Oxide (4.3%) 0, 1 goodie Allantoin soothing Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Caffeine antioxidant, perfuming Cetearyl Glucoside emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Ethylhexyl Isononanoate emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate preservative Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Peg-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Peg-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether Phenoxyethanol Polyether-1 Polyisobutene Silybum Marianum Extract antioxidant, soothing Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 Titanium Dioxide sunscreen, colorant Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Triethoxycaprylylsilane Water/Aqua/Eau solvent 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). 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). 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 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 what‑it‑does irritancy, com. soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | perfuming emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying soothing | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying antioxidant | soothing sunscreen | colorant

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