Feature | Benefit |
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Formulated with Micronized Zinc Oxide 6%, Homosalate 7%, Octinoxate 7.5%, Oxybenzone 5%, Octisalate 5% | Provides the highest broad spectrum UVA & UVB protection that is sensitive skin friendly |
Tinted from concentrated levels of Green Tea Polyphenols | Provides the broadest antioxidant benefits while calming the skin |
Antioxidant enriched formula: Caffeine, Activated Vitamin E, Silymarin, Bisabolol, and Ectoin | Help calm, moisturize and guard skin against free-radicals |
Moisturizing ingredients Squalane & Hyaluronic Acid | For intense hydration |
Gluten, Paraben, Oil, Alcohol and Fragrance-free | Excellent as a makeup primer |
UVA vs. UVB: Sun Protection Factor
The sun produces two types of ultraviolent radiation that affect the skin:
UVA Rays (the aging rays): damage the deeper tissue and are responsible for premature aging and pigment issues as well as melanoma
UVB rays (the burning rays): damage the outer skin causing sunburns and skin cancers
Physical sunscreens, less irritating, work by reflecting or blocking the sun’s rays
Chemical sunscreens absorb the ultraviolent rays and breakdown the “bad guys” helping to protect skin against damage
Antioxidants perform the secondary line of defense by neutralizing the free radicals
Sun Protection Factor
- SPF 2 blocks about 50% of UVB rays
- SPF 10 blocks about 85% of UVB rays
- SPF 15 blocks about 95% of UVB rays
- SPF 30 blocks about 97% of UVB rays
- SPF 50 blocks about 97-98% of UVB rays