Q+A Peptide SPF 50 Anti-ageing Daily Sunscreen

Q+A Peptide SPF 50 Anti-ageing Daily Sunscreen Q+A Peptide SPF 50 Anti-ageing Daily Sunscreen ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide, Stearic Acid, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Cetyl Alcohol, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Tripeptide-29, Betaine, Allantoin, Arginine, Phaseolus Angularis (Adzuki Bean) Seed Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Glycerin, Lecithin, Carbomer, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Jojoba Esters, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Titanium Dioxide sunscreen, colorant goodie Stearic Acid emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate sunscreen Cetyl Alcohol 2, 2 Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil 0, 1-3 Tripeptide-29 cell-communicating ingredient Betaine moisturizer/​humectant Allantoin soothing 0, 0 Arginine skin-identical ingredient Phaseolus Angularis (Adzuki Bean) Seed Extract antioxidant, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Extract Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract perfuming Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Ethylhexyl Triazone Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Levulinic Acid Sodium Levulinate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Polyhydroxystearic Acid emulsifying Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Phenoxyethanol preservative Citric Acid buffering 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. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. An often used emollient with a light and silky feel. It's very mild to both skin and eyes and spreads nicely and easily. It's often used in sunscreens as it's also an excellent solvent for sunscreen agents. Titanium Dioxide is one of the two members of the elite sunscreen group called physical sunscreens (or inorganic sunscreens if you’re a science geek and want to be precise). Traditionally, UV-filters are categorized as either chemical or physical. The big difference is supposed to be that chemical agents absorb UV-light while physical agents reflect it like a bunch of mini umbrellas on top of the skin. While this categorization is easy and logical it turns out it's not true. A recent, 2016 study shows that inorganic sunscreens work mostly by absorption, just like chemical filters, and only a little bit by reflection (they do reflect the light in the visible spectrum, but mostly absorb in the UV spectrum). Anyway, it doesn't matter if it reflects or absorbs, Titanium Dioxide is a pretty awesome sunscreen agent for two main reasons: it gives a nice broad spectrum coverage and it's highly stable. Its protection is very good between 290 - 350 nm (UVB and UVA II range), and less good at 350-400 nm (UVA I) range. Regular sized Titanium Dioxide also has a great safety profile, it's non-irritating and is pretty much free from any health concerns (like estrogenic effect worries with some chemical filters). The disadvantage of Titanium Dioxide is that it's not cosmetically elegant, meaning it's a white, "unspreadable" mess. Sunscreens containing Titanium Dioxide are often hard to spread on the skin and they leave a disturbing whitish tint. 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