Bioderma Photoderm Max Cream SPF50+
FULFILLED
- Anti-aging
- Sun protection
- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
- bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine
- butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- cyclopentasiloxane
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Formula review
WIMJ summary
This product offers a good level of protection against both UVB and UVA rays.
This sunscreen uses organic (so-called "chemical") sunscreen filters. Organic, or "chemical" filters usually provide reliable sun protection and rarely leave a white cast. Sunscreens with organic filters can sting eyes.
This product can be considered "reef safe" because it does not contain the UV filters (oxybenzone and octinoxate) that can be harmful to coral reefs when present in the water in high concentrations.
Organic filters
| Ingredient | UVB | UVA I | UVA II | Stability |
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| butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane |  |  | | |
| methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol | | | | |
| octocrylene | | | | |
| bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine | | | | |
WIMJ summary
This product can help prevent early signs of skin aging because it offers a good level of broad spectrum sun protection. Sun damage is the main cause of premature skin aging, and protecting your skin from the sun is the best anti-aging strategy.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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LOW
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Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product offers broad spectrum sun protection. It means that it can prevent hyperpigmentation and help keep the skin tone even (sun damage is the main factor causing age spots, darkening of post-acne marks and other discolorations).
Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": fructooligosaccharides, mannitol.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | |
Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| octocrylene | | |
| methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol | | |
| butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | | |
Ingredients by volume
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Plain old water
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Helps products spread more easily and works as an emollient to soften skin
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A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
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