Product Description
A whitening and sunscreen essence that feels light on the skin and provides a clear, non-white, non-sticky finish. Resistant to perspiration and sebum and blocks intensive everyday UV rays for many hours. Also contains penetrating vitamin C that effectively inhibits the formation of melanin to
prevent spots and freckles caused by sunburn. Doubles as a makeup base.
Key Ingredients :
Penetrating vitamin C
Adhesive collagen (moisturizing ingredient)
Fruit acid mixture (exfoliating care & moisturizing ingredient)*
Citrus peel extract (exfoliating care & moisturizing ingredient)
Orange peel extract (exfoliating care & moisturizing ingredient)
* Combination vegetable extract-34
I picked up this 28 ml size from the recent Kanebo sale at just $5 with a manufactured year of 2010. Based on this link, the product still have a good 1 year for usage so I have been using it on a daily basis for work. It is fragrance-free and there is no artifical coloring.
This handy and portable size makes it a pleasure to bring it around on travels. With a slim tip that dispenses the contents easily from the white bottle, you will be guaranteed that you can use it right to the last drop.
White in colour, this sunscreen has a lightweight texture with a slight greasy but drying feel, once spread out. I started off with using on the face but dislike the greasy but drying base on the skin, though there was no flaking issues.
Thereafter, I decided to use it for the hands right up to the arms as I prefer to use something more hydrating and less greasy for the face.
In terms of ingredients, it contains Zinc Oxide and Octinoxate as the UV filters. As with all Japanese sunscreen products, alcohol is listed as one of the ingredients, in this case, its the 5th ingredient. Pretty high up, I would say.
Octinoxate
Octinoxate is the most widely used UVB blocking agent in the skin care industry. However, when Octinoxate is exposed to sunlight, "it is converted into a less UV absorbent form hence it is not very stable. This conversion can be partly prevented by certain other UV blockers, particularly bemotrizinol (Tinosorb M).
Note that if Octinoxate combined with Avobenzone, it degrades even faster.
According to the EWG, Octinoxate is a moderate hazard, primarily because it can lead to developmental and reproductive toxicity through enhanced skin absorption. It can produce estrogen-like effects and should not be used by pregnant women and children
Zinc Oxide
Zinc Oxide offers broad spectrum protection against UVA and UVB (source). It is one of the most broadly effective, established and safe sun blocking ingredients available. Its major disadvantage is unsightly whitish tint it creates.
No single sun blocking ingredient can provide complete, broad protection alone. In that respect, zinc oxide is arguably closer to the ideal than most others. Still, when used alone, it is insufficient if high SPF (UVB protection measure) is required. Hence, in commercial sunscreens, zinc oxide is usually combined with chemical UVB blockers. Sometimes it is also combined with other physical (titanium dioxide) and/or chemical UVA blockers.
Source : Kanebo
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