Heliocare 360 Water Gel SPF 50+
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Sun protection
- Evens skin tone
- +1 more
- urea
- arginine
- butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate
- dimethicone
- ethylhexyl triazone
- glycerin
- methicone
- octocrylene
- phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid
- plankton extract
- polymethylsilsesquioxane
- pullulan
- serine
- silica
- sodium hyaluronate
- tocopherol
- trehalose
- tris-biphenyl triazine
- +17 more
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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
Promise
What does the product description say?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.
These ingredients in the product might also be helpful for reducing and preventing fine lines, wrinkles, and skin elasticity, even though there is no conclusive evidence for their effectiveness: serine.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDIUM
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LOW
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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).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
LOW
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Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
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:
arginine, 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: arginine, dimethicone.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: urea
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | |
Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| octocrylene | | |
| butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | | |
| phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid | | |
Ingredients by volume
| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
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Plain old water
| 45% - 55% |
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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
| 5.4% - 6.5% |
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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
| 4.3% - 5.3% |
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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.
| 3.4% - 4.1% |
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Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
| 2.3% - 2.8% |
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Ensulizole. A UV filter that is effective against UVB rays. Does not protect against UVA light. It is photostable and can be used to help stabilize other sunscreen ingredients. It is water-soluble meaning that it can help create lighter sunscreen formulations
| 2.5% - 3.1% |
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An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
| 1.6% - 1.9% |
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A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
| 1.5% - 1.8% |
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Uvinul A Plus. A new generation broad spectrum sunscreen that offers an effective protection especially in the UVA range. It is stable in formulations. Unfortunately, is not approved by the FDA (US) yet
| 1.6% - 1.9% |
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Used as a fragrance
| 0.95% - 1.2% |
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Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin
| 1.1% - 1.3% |
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Tinosorb A2B. A UV filter. It is effective against both UVA and UVB rays. It is photostable. Soluble in water, which helps to create lighter sunscreen formulations. Unfortunately, not approved by the FDA in the US yet
| 0.6% - 0.9% |
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A silicone that improves product texture and helps dissolve other ingredients. Can form a non-greasy film on the skin to prevent moisture loss
| 0.55% - 0.85% |
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Used to create an even product consistency. Can help boost efficiency of sunscreen filters
| 0.5% - 0.75% |
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A plant extract that has been shown to be effective in helping boost skin's ability to protect against UV radiation and reduce hyperpigmentation when taken orally. No conclusive evidence for its effectiveness and effective concentration in topical application
| 0.45% - 0.65% |
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Uvinul T. A UV filter. Effective against UVB rays. It is photostable. Can increase water resistance properties of the sunscreen. Unfortunately, not approved by the FDA (US) yet
| 0.6% - 0.85% |
| | 0.4% - 0.6% |
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Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
| 0.3% - 0.6% |
| | 0.3% - 0.55% |
| | 0.3% - 0.5% |
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One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
| 0.3% - 0.55% |
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A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
| 0.25% - 0.4% |
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Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations
| 0.25% - 0.4% |
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An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
| | 0.25% - 0.45% |
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Helps mask the smell of other ingredients and helps preserve the product formulation
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
| | 0.25% - 0.45% |
| | 0.25% - 0.45% |
| | 0.25% - 0.4% |
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Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
| 0.25% - 0.5% |
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A type of silicone that helps soften the upper layer of the skin and reduces the water loss from the skin surface
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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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
| 0.3% - 0.5% |
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Helps adjust the product pH and stabilize the formulation
| 0.25% - 0.4% |
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Helps to create a nice product texture and spread the product more easily on the skin
| 0.25% - 0.4% |
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Stabilizes the product formulation
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Helps regulate the pH of the formulation
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
| 0.25% - 0.45% |
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A preservative
| 0.2% - 0.35% |
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A preservative
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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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
| 0.15% - 0.3% |
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A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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A fragrance. Can be irritating
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
| 0.1% - 0.15% |
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Skincare resources
Scientific Sources
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Tris-biphenyl Triazine, a New Ultraviolet Filter Studied in Terms of Photoprotective Efficacy
- Amended Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Mechanistic insights in the use of a Polypodium leucotomos extract as an oral and topical photoprotective agent
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care