Go-To Skin Care Zincredible SPF 15 Tinted
Product summary
"Go-To Skin Care - Zincredible SPF 15 Tinted" offers broad spectrum protection. It means that it protects from both UVA and UVB rays (you can remember UVB as "burning" sunlight - they cause sunburn. You can remember UVA rays as "aging" - they do not lead to sunburn, but they cause photodamage and contribute to early signs of skin aging and hyperpigmentation). On the negative side, the SPF of this moisturizer is not high enough. We recommend to use a sunscreen with at least SPF 30 daily.
This moisturizer should also be hydrating enough to use without an additional moisturizer during the day.
Sunscreen filters
This moisturizer is a mineral sunscreen. It uses zinc oxide for sun protection. Zinc oxide almost never irritates the skin or stings eyes, but it can leave a white cast.
Irritation risk
This formulation includes some common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide 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 broad spectrum sun protection, but it is weak. We recommend to use a broad spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 30.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinc oxide | HIGH |  |  |
| iron oxides | LOW | | |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Our lovely, sheer tint blends in fast, evens out skin tone, and leaves your face wonderfully glowy and fresh.
This product contains ingredients (punica granatum extract) that could help reduce hyperpigmentation (for example, post-acne marks or age spots) in theory, but there is not enough evidence that they actually work.
The biggest effect for evening out skin tone in this product comes from sun protection. Sun damage is the main factor causing age spots, darkening of post-acne marks and other discolorations. This is why sun protection is the best strategy for maintaining an even skin tone. We, however, do not recommend using this product as a sunscreen because the protection it offers is not strong enough).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| punica granatum extract | LOW | | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
from your daily moisturiser.
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:
betaine, glycerin.
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: beeswax, butyrospermum parkii butter.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquinone | HIGH | | |
| betaine | HIGH | | |
| butyrospermum parkii butter | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains polygonum aviculare extract, ubiquinone. These ingredients help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they might be able to prevent early signs of aging (like fine lines and wrinkles), at least to some extent. These ingredients will not be able to "reverse" signs of aging. The biggest anti-aging effect in this product comes from sun protection. Sun damage is the main factor causing early signs of skin aging. We, however, do not recommend using this product as a sunscreen because the protection it offers is not strong enough).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| butyrospermum parkii butter | LOW | | |
| ubiquinone | LOW | | |
| tocopherol | LOW |  | |
Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (polygonum aviculare extract, ubiquinone) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
The following ingredients - punica granatum extract also can have an antioxidant effect, but there is less evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| polygonum aviculare extract | HIGH | | |
| ubiquinone | HIGH | | |
| punica granatum extract | MEDIUM | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Sun protection | |
| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| coco-glucoside | | |
| parfum | | |
| geranium maculatum extract | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- Knotgrass extract
- betaine
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
- jojoba esters
- punica granatum extract
- saccharide isomerate
- Vitamin E
- ubiquinone
- beeswax
- zinc oxide
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 44% - 54% | |
| A broad spectrum sunblock (protects from both UVA and UVB rays). Is suitable for most sensitive skins. In small concentrations, can be used as a colorant | |
| 12% - 15% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.4% - 6.5% | |
| A broad spectrum sunblock (protects from both UVA and UVB rays). Is suitable for most sensitive skins. In small concentrations, can be used as a colorant | |
| 3.4% - 4.2% | |
| A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin | |
| 2.6% - 3.2% | |
| Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin | |
| 2.1% - 2.6% | |
| A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
| 1.8% - 2.2% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture | |
| 1.7% - 2% | |
| A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals | |
| 1.5% - 1.9% | |
| Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating | |
| 1.3% - 1.5% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 1% - 1.3% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| 0.95% - 1.15% | |
| Contains an essential oil. Can be irritating | |
| 0.9% - 1.1% | |
| A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin and even out the skin tone, but is typically used in products in a concentration that is too low to be effective | |
| 0.95% - 1.15% | |
| 0.9% - 1.15% | |
| Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen | |
| 0.75% - 1.15% | |
| Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| Might have some moisturizing properties | |
| TBC | |
| The ingredient is not recognized | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| 0.5% - 0.75% | |
| Coenzyme Q10. It helps neutralize free radicals in skin, improves skin hydration and might be helpful agains fine lines and wrinkles. It can be an allergen | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| A plant extract that contains a flavanol Juglanin. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin and reduce inflammation | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| An emollient made of jojoba oil. Helps soften the skin and support its barrier function | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the formulation | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| An umbrella term for the following three colorants: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499. They might be able to offer some protection against visible light, but the degree of the protection is not clear | |
| 0.05% - 0.05% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and improve the product texture | |
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- A review of inorganic UV filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
- Risk assessment of zinc oxide, a cosmetic ingredient used as a UV filter of sunscreens
- Characterization of the UVA protection provided by avobenzone, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide in broad-spectrum sunscreen products
- Ultraviolet Protection Properties of Commercial Sunscreens and Sunscreens Containing Zno Nanorods
- ZnO nanoparticles and organic chemical UV-filters are equally well tolerated by human immune cells
- In Vitro Assessment of Skin Irritation Potential of Surfactant-based Formulations by Using a 3-D Skin Reconstructed Tissue Model and Cytokine Response
- Allergen of the Year—Alkyl Glucoside
- Extract of Punica granatum inhibits skin photoaging induced by UVB irradiation
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- Safety Assessment of Punica granatum -Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Juglanin ameliorates UVB-induced skin carcinogenesis via anti-inflammatory and proapoptotic effects in vivo and in vitro
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
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