MACQUEEN UV Daily Suncream SPF50+ PA+++
Product summary
Based on the ingredients included, we believe that "MACQUEEN - UV Daily Suncream SPF50+ PA+++" can offer reliable sun protection. 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).
Its formula is also hydrating, so you might not need an additional moistruizer during the day. Like all broad-spectrum sunscreens, this product helps prevent early signs of aging.
Sunscreen filters
This sunscreen uses a mixture of both mineral and organic (so-called "chemical") UV filters. The organic filters in the product are: octinoxate and octisalate. As for the mineral filters, this sunscreen uses both titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.
Irritation risk
This product contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of it to be high. 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.
Price
The product retails for 7.28$ in the United States.
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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.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinc oxide | HIGH |  |  |
| titanium dioxide | HIGH | | |
| ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate | MEDIUM | | |
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Infused with centella, green tea and chamomile extracts to soothe skin and improve wrinkles.
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains adenosine.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
This product can also 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenosine | HIGH | | |
| niacinamide | HIGH |  | |
| centella asiatica extract | MEDIUM | | |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Oil-free and highly moisturizing, this sun cream helps brighten skin tone without leaving any white cast.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| glycyrrhiza glabra root extract | LOW | | |
| niacinamide | HIGH | | |
| camellia sinensis leaf extract | LOW | | |
Other benefit: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Oil-free and highly moisturizing, this sun cream helps brighten skin tone without leaving any white cast.
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:
glycerin, sodium hyaluronate.
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: dimethicone, peg-10 dimethicone.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| peg-10 dimethicone | HIGH | | |
| dimethicone | HIGH | | |
| glycerin | HIGH | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Sun protection | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate | | |
| sorbitan sesquioleate | | |
| parfum | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- niacinamide
- adenosine
- centella asiatica extract
- cyclopentasiloxane
- dimethicone
- Octinoxate
- glycerin
- peg-10 dimethicone
- Rosemary extract
- sodium hyaluronate
- titanium dioxide
- zinc oxide
- camellia sinensis leaf extract
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 6.3% - 7.7% | |
| A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin | |
| 4.4% - 5.3% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 3.8% - 4.7% | |
| Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin | |
| 3.4% - 4.1% | |
| Octinoxate. When used in higher concentrations, works as a sunscreen protecting the skin from UVB rays. When used in lower concentration, helps to preserve the product formulation. Is shown to be harmful to coral reefs - consider avoiding bathing in coral reef areas when wearing a product with this ingredient. It can be irritating | |
| 2.7% - 3.3% | |
| 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 | |
| 1.8% - 2.3% | |
| 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 | |
| 2.2% - 2.6% | |
| 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 | |
| 1.2% - 1.5% | |
| A silicone that serves as an emollient. Helps create a nice non-greasy feels | |
| 0.95% - 1.15% | |
| A type of silicone that helps water and oil mix together. Can help to soften upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.7% - 1.05% | |
| Used to help oil and water mix together. Can be irritating | |
| 0.6% - 0.9% | |
| Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture. The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss | |
| 0.5% - 0.75% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
| 0.5% - 0.7% | |
| Used to thicken the product consistency | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| Used to stabilize product formulations and create a nice product texture | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
| 0.5% - 0.75% | |
| The same compound that is used safely in dental implants and bone cements. In cosmetics, it is used to improve the consistency of products | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A colorant. Usually well-tolerated | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A type of silicone that helps oil and water mix well together. Helps to disperse other ingredients, e.g. pigments, evenly in a formulation | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| 0.3% - 0.5% | |
| Stabilizes the product formulation | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead) | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A red colorant made of iron oxide. Typically is not irritating | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| An iron oxide. Used as a colorant. Is usually well tolerated | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though. | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| A plant extract that can contain resveratrol, an antioxidant that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. The effectiveness depends on the extract quality and concentration in the product | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating | |
| 0.1% - 0.25% | |
| A plant extract that might contain a compound baicalin that could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals and reducing inflammation in skin. The baicalin concentration in skincare products is often too low for an effective action. Can be used for its fragrant properties | |
| 0.1% - 0.15% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties | |
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