Product DescriptionSun protection is critical to preventing dark spots, wrinkles, and other signs of skin damage and aging, and sun protection is easy when you’re using A’Pieu Pure Block Natural Daily Sun Cream. With its lightweight moisturizing texture, satin finish, and complete lack of white cast, this high-protection sunscreen goes on invisible for effortless protection.
Sun protection is key to younger skin! Other than incorporating Foods That Fight UV Damage, it is also important to check if your Medications Cause You To Be Sun Sensitive.
A'pieu is the sister brand of K-beauty favorite Missha as the younger, more affordable, perhaps even hipper version. With an eye towards trending colors and affordable skincare, A’Pieu is also socially conscious — they don’t do animal testing and try to keep their products as natural as possible.
I have previously emptied A'pieu Pure Block Natural Sun Cream and loved it so much that I wanted to repurchase it in Korea but unfortunately, it wasn't available. I tested the texture for A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream in the store and it seemed promising so I got this instead. Lets delve to see how the product fared!
Packaging, Scent and Texture
A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream comes in a 50ml cheery yellow tube that screams sunscreen at a distance. White in colour, it has a subtle floral sunscreen scent that glides on skin effortlessly. The lightweight texture has a light cooling sensation and is non-greasy.
Performance and Ingredients
This Daily Sun Cream dispenses easily through a small hole from the tube which is convenient and fuss-free. The lotion-cream finishing is such a dream to apply on skin. It has no white cast and is non-sticky so you can easily apply several layers on skin as you deem fit. That said, it does have a subtle dewy sheen on it yet doesn't feel greasy on skin.
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At SPF 45 and PA+++, this is a broad-spectrum sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays. Definitely a suitable sunscreen for the humid weather in Singapore.
If you have oily, combination, dry or dehydrated skin like mine, you would love it too!
Where To Purchase : Amazon | Shopee | Amazon SG | Stylekorean | Yesstyle (GALORE8 for further 2%-5% off)
A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream SPF45 PA +++
A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream ( Shopee )
While I don't have the full ingredients listed in English on the tube, I do hope the one on CosDNA is accurate with the tube I owned. Please kindly correct me if I have linked the wrong ingredient list as I do not understand Korean to be able to compare the different ingredients available on CosDNA.
These are the sunscreen ingredients, helping to protect you against UVA and UVB rays.
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.
Ethylhexyl Salicylate :
Ethylhexyl Salicylate, also known as Octisalate, is used as an ingredient in sunscreens and cosmetics to absorb UVB rays from the sun. It is thought to be a weak sunscreen as it does not protect at all from UVA rays. Because of that, it is rarely used alone. Instead, it is typically combined with other chemical sunscreens, like avobenzone, on which it is said to have a stabilizing effect. The chemical degrades fairly quickly, though, when exposed to sunlight, so is unlikely to add much protection, particularly after you’ve had the product on for awhile.
Octisalate is also called a “penetration enhancer,” meaning that it can increase the amount of other ingredients passing into the skin. That means if there are other potentially hazardous ingredients in the formula (such as preservatives or fragrances), it can usher these ingredients much more deeply into the skin and potentially into the body. ( source )
According to EWG, Octisalate has a low-moderate hazard level of 4 as it can stabilize Avobenzone and result in longer lasting sun protection.
Ensulizole :
Ensulizole is the nickname for Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, a chemical UV filter which is mainly a UVB filter. It does a great job at neutralising them before they can wreak havoc on your skin.
Ensulizole protects skin from short UVA (UVA-2) but not long UVA (UVA-1) rays, hence you need to add at least one other UVA filter, like Avobenzone or Zinc Oxide, to the sunscreen to give it broad spectrum protection. However, the problem with most chemical UV filters is that they are super unstable and degrade quickly when exposed to sunlight.
Ensulizole fares better than most UV filters here as it doesn’t degrade much, according to this research study hence it may help other UV filters ( ie. Avobenzone ) from degrading.
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 Truth In Aging, 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
Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine :
Bemotrizinol is an oil soluble chemical agent absorbing ultraviolet rays in both UVA and UVB range. It is patented and marketed by Ciba Specialty Chemicals as Tinosorb S. It has an important advantage of being photostable, i.e. it does not degrade and lose effectiveness on exposure to sunlight.
Furthermore, its presence can at least partially protect less photostable UV blockers (e.g. UVA-blocker avobenzone) from degradation. As of the time of this writing, it is approved in Europe and Australia but not in the USA. Unlike some other organic sunscreen agents, bemotrizinol has not been shown to have hormone-like (estrogenic) effects in cell cultures.
Bemotrizinol appears to be relatively non-toxic and rarely causes skin irritation. However, as with many synthetic chemicals, it is unclear whether bemotrizinol may produce low-level skin damage and/or systemic effects with long-term use. More research on bemotrizinol safety is needed.
Virtually no single sun blocking ingredient can provide complete, broad protection alone, including Bemotrizinol. The good news is that bemotrizinol seems to be compatible with most other UVB and UVA blocking agents. In fact, bemotrizinol inhibits the degradation of some insufficiently photostable agents like avobenzone. (Source)
Conclusion
To conclude, A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream is a great chemical sunscreen with no white cast. It is non-greasy and non-sticky although it does have a very slight dewy sheen which isn't too obvious. The lightweight texture is a dream for oily, combination, dry and dehydrated skin! Adding on top, is the affordable price!
To conclude, A'pieu Pure Block Daily Sun Cream is a great chemical sunscreen with no white cast. It is non-greasy and non-sticky although it does have a very slight dewy sheen which isn't too obvious. The lightweight texture is a dream for oily, combination, dry and dehydrated skin! Adding on top, is the affordable price!
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