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Paula's ChoiceSkin Balancing Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30 (Old)Ingredients
Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30 (Old) is a product from Sunscreens category with 31 ingredients. Notable: Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Oxybenzone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C Palmitate), Superoxide Dismutase, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Ginkgo Biloba, Salix Alba (White Willow) Bark Extract, Titanium Dioxide. The product is made by Paula's Choice, from United States.
Skin Balancing Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30 (Old) provides following positive effects: UV Protection, Moisturizing, Cleansing, Softening, Soothing and 18 more.
Organic score: 29% natural vs 61% chemical.
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#1Avobenzone
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.
#2Homosalate
#3Octocrylene
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.
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.
#5Water
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.
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