Product Description
NARUKO Narcissus Total Defense BB Sunscreen SPF50 is lightweight coverage and sunscreen in one. It protects your skin for UV rays while concealing dull, uneven skin tone. The BB Cream properties of the BB Sunscreen not only covers but also controls oil, moisturizes, whitens, and firms the skin. Skin is confident and healthy looking with a natural glow. This gentle, ecofriendly product is made without parabens, preservatives, artificial ingredients or coloring. The product is cruelty free and is not tested on animals.
I received a 10ml sample as a complimentary gift with my Naruko purchases some time back. I have been wanting to try Naruko's BB cream and this was an excellent opportunity to try it out.
Daily sunscreen is essential in everyone's skincare regime and I tend to use BB cream, right after sunscreen application because as I have mentioned before, the layering for BB cream on our skin is definitely too little to be considered as adequate protection.
In this case, I considered this BB suncreen as a typical BB cream just because its tinted.
It comes in 1 shade and it matches my skin tone well.
According to the product description, this product uses a state of art sun shield - Suncat to provide SPF50 sun protection. It is also said to be a colour diffuser to even out skin tone and leaving it flawless all day long, hence it can help to conceal, treat and protect.
This BB sunscreen has a lightweight but creamy and emollient texture that spreads easily and evens out the skin tone slightly. However, it does not provide much coverage and is useless on blemishes and redness.
Even though it contains SPF 50, it is non-greasy and dries to a semi-matt finishing. It has a light lavender scent which dissipates after a short while.
Oil control is moderate as there is no difference in the level of oiliness with or without this product. My T-zone still gets oily by mid day. It does not leave any white cast.
It uses the following sunscreen ingredients :
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.
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (Maximum recommended by FDA: 7.5%) :
Often listed on sunscreen products as Octinoxate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (also called Octyl Methoxycinnamate) is used in products that are applied to the skin to absorb, reflect or scatter UV rays; it protects the skin from sunburn and other damaging effects of the sun. Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate also protects cosmetics and personal care products from deterioration caused by UV rays and allows them to last longer in high UV conditions.
It is a chemical sun blocking agent that absorbs ultraviolet radiation in UVB range.
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.
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane :In the United States, when this ingredient is used in sun protection products, it will be listed on the label as Avobenzone. Avobenzone, when applied to the skin, absorbs UV rays. In addition to causing sunburn, UV radiation is a significant cause of premature aging of the skin and contributes to the development of melanoma and other forms of skin cancer.
According to this source, tests have revealed Avobenzone’s tendency to significantly degrade in light over time, lessening its sun protection capabilities. For this reason, most sunscreens containing the ingredient also include photo-stabilizing ingredients like octocrylene.
Avobenzone appears to be relatively non-toxic and non-irritating to the skin. However, because it is often used in conjunction with photo-stabilizers, there is a greater risk for skin irritation and low-level toxicity. Furthermore, some studies have demonstrated it to be absorbed by the body and secreted into urine, and is therefore not recommended to use on children or pregnant women
In this link, the writer mentioned that though this ingredient may be a somewhat more safe product than oxybenzone but after it has been on the skin for a period of time, it could actually lead to increased reactive oxygen series (free radical damage) from what has penetrated a little deeper into the skin.
Benzophenone-3 (Maximum recommended by FDA: 6%) :
Benzophenone-3 which is also known as Oxybenzone has a high hazard of 7 according to EWG, which is a sunscreen ingredient associated with photoallergic reactions as it absorbs through the skin in significant amounts.
Acting primarily as a photostabilizer and sunscreen, it is classified as a "chemical" sunscreen agent which is inadequate when used alone. Benzophenone-3 absorbs UVB and short UVA rays but is a relatively weak chemical UV absorber. By absorbing UV rays, it also helps preserve the integrity of other cosmetic ingredients, preventing their deterioration under the sun.
It has been shown that the product penetrate the skin and cause photo-sensitivity. As a photocarcinogen, it has demonstrated an increase in the production of harmful free radicals and an ability to attack DNA cells.
The FDA has approved the use of Oxybenzone as a safe and effective OTC sunscreen ingredient, but only in concentrations up to 6%
Alternatively, you can read more on what CNN says about toxic ingredients in sunscreen.
Source : Naruko , Amazon , Cosdna
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