DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15

DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15 DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15 ingredients explained: Aqua, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, PEG-40 Stearate, Octocrylene, Isopropyl Myristate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Sorbitan Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, EDTA, Lactic Acid, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Squalene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Citronellol, Maris Sal, Ci 47005, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Ci 16035 Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate sunscreen 0, 0 Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil emollient goodie PEG-40 Stearate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Octocrylene Isopropyl Myristate emollient, perfuming 3, 3-5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Sorbitan Stearate emulsifying 1, 0 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Cetyl Palmitate Dimethicone Phenoxyethanol preservative Polysorbate 60 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Fragrance perfuming icky Allantoin soothing Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Cellulose Gum EDTA chelating Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Hydrogenated Polydecene emollient, perfuming, solvent Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Butylphenyl Methylpropional Limonene perfuming, solvent Benzyl Salicylate Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde Linalool Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Citronellol Maris Sal Ci 47005 colorant Dunaliella Salina Extract Sodium Benzoate Ci 16035 Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. 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). 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 so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap what‑it‑does irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | perfuming moisturizer/humectant | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering emollient | perfuming | solvent skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient perfuming | solvent emollient | moisturizer/humectant

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