Payot Sunny Creme Divine - Invisible Sunscreen SPF50
Product summary
We assess that "Payot - Sunny Creme Divine - Invisible Sunscreen SPF50" can provide reliable sun protection based on the ingredient list. It can protect from both UVA and UVB rays. This is great news because 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).
It also works as a moisturizer, so you do not have to use an additional hydrating product. Like all broad-spectrum sunscreens, this product has an anti-aging benefit.
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. Here are the exact UV filters in this sunscreen: tinosorb s 1.90% - 2.40%, uvinul a plus 2.50% - 3.10%, uvinul t 2.10% - 2.60%, homosalate 3.70% - 4.50% and octocrylene 3.30% - 4.00%.
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 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.
Price
The product retails for 21.66£ in the United Kingdom.
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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.
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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| bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine | HIGH |  |  |
| diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate | HIGH | | |
| octocrylene | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate | MEDIUM |  | |
| tocopherol | LOW | | |
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).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate | MEDIUM | | |
Other benefit: Moisturizing
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, propylene 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: cocos nucifera oil, hippophae rhamnoides oil.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| hippophae rhamnoides oil | HIGH | | |
| cocos nucifera oil | HIGH | | |
| glycerin | HIGH | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Sun protection |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| hippophae rhamnoides oil | | |
| propylene glycol | | |
| alcohol denat. | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- Tinosorb S
- cocos nucifera oil
- Uvinul A Plus
- Uvinul T
- glycerin
- helianthus annuus sprout extract
- Sea buckthorn oil
- homosalate
- octocrylene
- Vitamin E
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.2% - 6.4% | |
| Helps products spread more easily and works as an emollient to soften skin | |
| 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
| 3.7% - 4.5% | |
| 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 | |
| 3.3% - 4% | |
| 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 | |
| 2.5% - 3.1% | |
| 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 | |
| 2.1% - 2.6% | |
| 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 | |
| 1.9% - 2.4% | |
| Tinosorb S. One of the most effective broad spectrum sunscreen ingredients. Protects from both UVA and UVB rays. It is photostable. Unfortunately, not approved by FDA (US) yet. | |
| 1.3% - 1.6% | |
| Used to create a nice product consistency | |
| 1.1% - 1.3% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 0.75% - 1.15% | |
| An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| Helps oil and water mix togehter and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| 0.5% - 0.75% | |
| A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant effect in skin, but evidence is lacking | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can help support the skin barrier | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.35% - 0.65% | |
| 0.35% - 0.65% | |
| A vitamin C derivative. Studies show that is might be effective in reducing hyperpigmentation, but there are no studies confirming that it is effectively converted into the bioavailable form of Vitamin C in skin. It is not clear how this derivative compares in effectiveness to the topical application of bioavailable form of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| A good emollient. Contains various ingredients including vitamins and fatty acids that could work in the skin to neutralize free radicals and minimize moisture loss - if enough of these compounds is able to penetrate the skin in an active form. | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties, but evidence is lacking | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.16% - 0.32% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Used to adjust the product's pH | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
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Sources
- Opinion on Homosalate - Scientific Committee on Consumer Products
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- The chemotherapeutic potential of Terminalia ferdinandiana: Phytochemistry and bioactivity
- Assessment of penetration of Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate into biological membranes by molecular dynamics
- Stability evaluation of tocopheryl acetate and ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate in isolation and incorporated in cosmetic formulations using thermal analysis
- A new lipophilic pro-vitamin C, tetra-isopalmitoyl ascorbic acid (VC-IP), prevents UV-induced skin pigmentation through its anti-oxidative properties
- New lipophilic pro-vitamin C, tetra-isopalmitoyl ascorbic acid (VC-IP), suppresses senile lentigo through controlling of melanocytes-keratinocytes interaction
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium p-Chloro-m-Cresol, p-Chloro-m-Cresol, Chlorothymol, Mixed Cresols, m-Cresol, o-Cresol, p-Cresol, Isopropyl Cresols, Thymol, o-Cymen-5-ol, and Carvacrol