Dr. Thrower's Skin Care Dr. Thrower's SPF 30 Face & Body Moisturizing Lotion
Product summary
We believe that "Dr. Thrower's Skin Care - Dr. Thrower's SPF 30 Face & Body Moisturizing Lotion" can provide reliable sun protection based on the ingredients listed. We love that it can protect from both UVA and UVB rays (not all sunscreens with SPF ratings give UVA protection. UVA rays do not cause sunburn, but still damage our skin and lead to early aging).
Because it includes good moisturizing ingredients, it can also work as a hydrating day cream. Like all broad-spectrum sunscreens, this product helps prevent early signs of aging.
Sunscreen filters
This is a so-called "chemical" sunscreen. It means that it uses organic UV filters. They typically offer good sun protection and rarely leave a white cast, but they can be irritating for some people with sensitive skin. These are the sun protection ingredients in this sunscreen: avobenzone 3.00% (declared), octisalate 5.00% (declared), homosalate 12.00% (declared) and octocrylene 23.00% - 34.00%.
Irritation risk
This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here
You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.
Benefits
Promise: Sun protection
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.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | HIGH |  |  |
| octocrylene | HIGH | | |
| homosalate | MEDIUM | | |
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
BEST FOR Those who spend time in the sun and want to protect themselves from premature skin aging and skin cancer.
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.
Other benefit: Evens skin tone
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).
Other benefit: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Dr. Thrower's SPF 30 Face & Body Moisturizing Lotion
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
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. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
sarcosine, caprylyl glycol.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: cetyl dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| cetyl dimethicone | HIGH | | |
| sarcosine | HIGH | | |
| c12-15 alkyl benzoate | MEDIUM | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Sun protection | |
| Anti-aging |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| cinnamomum zeylanicum bark extract | |  |
| propylene glycol | | |
| butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- bisabolol
- Avobenzone
- cetyl dimethicone
- cyclopentasiloxane
- homosalate
- hydrated silica
- octocrylene
- sarcosine
- sodium polyacrylate
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
3%
Declared
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| Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable. | |
12%
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| A weak sunscreen that offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not offer meaningful protection against protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen. When used in low concentrations, helps to stabilize the product formulation | |
5%
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| Octisalate. A UV filter. It offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen | |
| 23% - 34% | |
| 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 | |
| 9.7% - 14.6% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.1% - 7.7% | |
| A type of silicone. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and creates a nice, light product texture | |
| 4% - 6.1% | |
| Enhances the product texture and makes it more spreadable. Helps reduce water loss from the outer layer of skin. Extands the shelf life by preventing bacteria growth | |
| 2.9% - 4.4% | |
| 2.2% - 3.2% | |
| Used to create an even product consistency. Can help boost efficiency of sunscreen filters | |
| 1.6% - 2.5% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
| 1.4% - 2.1% | |
| 1.2% - 1.8% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together, preserve cosmetic products, and attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 1% - 1.5% | |
| Used to stabilize product formulations and individual ingredients (for example, sunscreens). Can be an allergen | |
| 0.6% - 1.35% | |
| 0.5% - 1.1% | |
| A plant extract that has some anti-oxidant activity, but solid research is lacking. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.4% - 1% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating | |
| 0.45% - 1.05% | |
| Used to stabilize product formulation, help create an even product layer over skin (for example, in sunscreen), evenly disperse pigements and create a nice product consistency | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| An active component of chamomile plant that historically has been used to calm down irritated skin. A recent study shows that bisabolol indeed can have some anti-inflammatory effect on skin, even though conclusive data is lacking. Bisabolol has a sweet floral scent and can be added to products for its aromatic properties | |
| 0.4% - 0.95% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.35% - 0.75% | |
| 0.16% - 0.32% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absord oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Stabilizes the product formulation | |
| 0.35% - 0.8% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.35% - 0.75% | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| Helps to enhance the penetration of other ingredients and attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| Used to create a gel-like product texture, as well as to stabilize emulsions | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.15% - 0.55% | |
| 0.1% - 0.5% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.1% - 0.5% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
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Sources
- Opinion on Homosalate - Scientific Committee on Consumer Products
- Amended Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Allergic contact dermatitis caused by polyester-8 (Polycrylene®) in a sunscreen moisturizer
- Portulaca oleracea (purslane)
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis