Hawaiian TropicSilk Hydration SPF 50Ingredients

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration SPF 50 is a product from Sunscreens category with 46 ingredients. Notable: Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava (Guava) Fruit Extract, Bismuth Oxychloride. The product is made by Hawaiian Tropic, from United States.

Silk Hydration SPF 50 provides following positive effects: UV Protection, Moisturizing, Cleansing, Pore Shrinking, Softening and 15 more.

Organic score: 33% natural vs 57% chemical.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Octocrylene

Benzophenone-3

Avobenzone

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Vp/Eicosene Copolymer

Binding, Film former, Viscosity controlling agent

Diisopropyl Adipate

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Solvent

All the Positive

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Vitamins [1]: Tocopheryl Acetate

Antioxidants [2]: Tocopheryl Acetate, Psidium Guajava (Guava) Fruit Extract

Moisturizing 7: Glycerin, Carbomer, Silk Amino Acids, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Iron Oxides, Iron Oxides

UV Protection 6: Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Bismuth Oxychloride

Softening 5: Glycerin, Diisopropyl Adipate, Polyethylene, Silk Amino Acids, Tocopheryl Acetate

Cleansing 3: Polyethylene, Dicetyl Phosphate, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Cetearyl Alcohol

Risk of allergy

Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool

Contains chemical fragrances

Fragrance

Can support fungal acne

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Parabens

2 components

Methylparaben^#21

Propylparaben^#23

Silicones

1 component

Dimethicone^#15

Petroleum-based

1 component

Paraffin^#26

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Glycerin^#6

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 0

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 3

Ethanol^#34Hexyl Cinnamal^#42Linalool^#43

Detailed view

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration SPF 50

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

#2Octocrylene

Origin: chemical

Role: No information

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 2 ]

Octocrylene is an organic chemical sunscreen. It protects against UVA and UVB rays that can damage your skin or even lead to melanoma. It also stabilizes other sunscreen ingredients in a formulation and increases the water resistance of a product. It is approved by the FDA in concentrations of up to 10%. It’s not a very effective component on its own, that’s why manufacturers combine it with other chemical sunscreens.

Despite its effectiveness, there are some “cons” against the component. As with any other chemical sunscreen, it is absorbed and can be detected in blood. This doesn’t mean the component is harmful, but still… Octocrylene should also be used carefully by anyone who is breastfeeding because it can be found in breast milk.

Anyway, the component isn’t researched quite well despite its popularity. More studies are required to determine how safe the component is.

#3Benzophenone-3

Origin: No information

Role: No information

#4Avobenzone

Origin: chemical

Role: No information

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Avobenzone is the only chemical UV-protection component with a broad spectrum coverage. It can help to block both UVA I and UVA II rays. It's safe and it is allowed to use at a 3% concentration in the USA and a 5% concentration in the EU countries.

There is one problem: avobenzone loses efficiency when exposed to the sun. If you are outside, it loses 36% of its ability to block UV rays an hour after application. That's why it's recommended to reapply sunscreen every 2 hours.

#5Cetearyl Alcohol

Origin: chemical

Role: Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Comedogenic rating [ 2 ]

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

CIR Rating [ A ]

Cetearyl Alcohol is used mostly for formulation purposes. It’s a very good emulsifier and emulsion stabilizer. It helps the ingredients mix better and it makes the product spread on your skin evenly. It also makes the product thicker. It doesn’t belong to harmful alcohols and it will not dry your skin.