Sunblock & Sunscreen Protection Ingredients
Sunblock & Sunscreen Protection Ingredients
The American Academy of Dermatology recommends
- A chemical or physical block applied to your skin and or SPF clothing
- 4" brim hat and sunglasses
What's the difference?
- A sunscreen is an SPF 2 and higher.
- A sunblock has a physical sunscreen ingredient and an SPF 12 or higher.
- Products often contain a mixture of physical and chemical block ingredients.
What is a physical and chemical sunscreen ingredient?
- A chemical sunscreen ingredient absorbs sunlight to prevent sun damage but is also absorbed into your skin. Some people experience allergic reactions and burning eyes when perspiring.
- A physical ingredient sits on your skin’s surface forming a protective barrier and doesn't have the ability to be absorbed into your skin. Light is either absorbed into the ingredient or reflected away from your body back into the atmosphere similar to a mirror or tin foil. Like our flesh tone Skin911 Chemical Free SPF 58 Sunscreen doesn't cause allergic reactions, burn your eyes when perspiring and always recommended for children.
Physical ingredients
- Zinc oxide protects you from UVB and most of UVA providing more UVA protection than titanium dioxide (oxide). Listed at the top of the FDA monograph for effective sun protection is considered the best broad spectrum protection. We use transparent Z-Cote® combating the white and pasty appearance along with a chemical sunscreen in our popular youth-building formula Skin911 Advanced Protection Sunscreen SPF 30 UVA-UVB. Zinc oxide is also known for its mild antimicrobial and wound healing properties.
- Titanium dioxide (oxide) protects you from UVB and short UVA radiation but not long UVA known to cause sun damage and aging in humans. Derived from the highly reflective chalky white mineral titanium is non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and for cosmetic use micronized by forming many small micro particles allowing your own skin tone to show.
UVA chemical ingredients
- Avobenzone, Parsol 1789, Dioxybenzone (UVB, UVAII), Ecamsule, Menthyl Anthranilate, Meradimate, Oxybenzone (benzophenone, benzophenone-3), Sulisobenzone (UVB, UVAII).
UVB chemical ingredients
- Aminobenzoic acid, Cinnamates (octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), Ethylhexyl p-Methoxycinnamate, high incident of contact irritation, non comedogenic, widely used), Cinoxate, Dioxybenzone (UVB, UVAII), Ensulizole, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Octinoxate, Octisalate, Oxybenzone (UVB, UVAII), Octyl dimethyl paba, Padimate O, Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), Salicylates (octyl salicytate (OCS), high incident of contact irritation, widely used), Sulisobenzone (UVB, UVAII), Trolamine salicylate.
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