OriflameOptimals Even Out Day Cream SPF 20Ingredients

Oriflame Optimals Even Out Day Cream SPF 20 is a product from Moisturizers category with 38 ingredients. Notable: Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Glycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT. The product is made by Oriflame, from Switzerland.

Optimals Even Out Day Cream SPF 20 provides following positive effects: UV Protection, Moisturizing, Softening, Soothing, Nutrifying and 6 more.

Organic score: 21% natural vs 63% chemical.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Homosalate

Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient

Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

Octocrylene

Avobenzone

Ethylhexyl Salicylate

Propanediol

Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate

Anticaking agent, Viscosity controlling agent

All the Positive

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Vitamins [1]: Tocopheryl Acetate

Antioxidants [2]: Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT

Softening 5: Glycerin, Squalane, Sucrose Dilaurate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Isostearate

UV Protection 4: Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate

Antiseptic 4: Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate-60, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

Antifungal 3: Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Squalane, Sorbitan Isostearate

Contains chemical fragrances

Fragrance

Can support fungal acne

Polysorbate-60, Polysorbate-20

Silicones

1 component

Cyclopentasiloxane^#9

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^#13

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 0

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 0

Detailed view

Oriflame Optimals Even Out Day Cream SPF 20

#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.

#2Homosalate

Origin: chemical

Role: Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient

UV Protection

EWG Rating [ 2 ]

#3Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

Origin: No information

Role: No information

#4Octocrylene

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.

#5Avobenzone

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.