Shiseido Ultra Sun Protector Cream SPF 50
Product summary
Based on the ingredient list, we assess that "Shiseido - Ultra Sun Protector Cream SPF 50" can provide reliable sun protection. 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).
Because it includes good moisturizing ingredients, it can also work as a hydrating day cream.
Sunscreen filters
This sunscreen uses a mixture of both mineral and organic (so-called "chemical") UV filters. Here are the organic filters this product uses: octisalate and octocrylene. As for the mineral filters, this sunscreen uses both titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.
Irritation risk
We assess the overall irritancy of this sunscreen 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 from 32.87$ up to 40.00$ in the United States and for 52.00CA$ in Canada.
For a detailed price comparison: click here.
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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| octocrylene | HIGH |  |  |
| titanium dioxide | HIGH | | |
| zinc oxide | HIGH | | |
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 |
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| camellia sinensis leaf extract | LOW | | |
Other benefit: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Ultra Sun Protector Cream SPF 50
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, isopropyl myristate.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| polymethylsilsesquioxane | HIGH | | |
| glycerin | HIGH | | |
| sodium hyaluronate | HIGH | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Sun protection |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| sd alcohol 40-b | |  |
| scutellaria baicalensis root extract | | |
| sophora angustifolia root extract | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- camellia sinensis leaf extract
- dimethicone
- glycerin
- isopropyl myristate
- methyl methacrylate crosspolymer
- octocrylene
- polymethylsilsesquioxane
- sodium hyaluronate
- titanium dioxide
- Vitamin E
- zinc oxide
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
5%
Declared
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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 | |
7%
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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 | |
3.8%
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| 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 | |
19.4%
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| 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 | |
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 6.9% - 8.4% | |
| 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 | |
| 6.1% - 7.4% | |
| 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 | |
| 5% - 6.1% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic | |
| 3.8% - 4.7% | |
| 3% - 3.7% | |
| Helps thicken the product consistency | |
| 2.3% - 2.8% | |
| A type of silicone that helps to soften upper layer of the skin and create a nice product texture | |
| 2% - 2.5% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 1.9% - 2.3% | |
| Improves the texture of the product and helps soften the skin. Helps oil and water mix together and can be used as a cleansing agent | |
| 1.4% - 1.7% | |
| 1.2% - 1.4% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin and can decrease moisture loss. Helps create a nice product texture | |
| 1.1% - 1.4% | |
| A type of silicone that helps create a nice product consistency and support the delivery of other ingredients | |
| 1% - 1.2% | |
| A type of clay that is used to thicken the product consistency | |
| 1% - 1.2% | |
| Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 1% - 1.3% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin. It also forms a protective on its surface to reduce water loss | |
| 0.9% - 1.1% | |
| 0.75% - 1.15% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.75% - 1.15% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| 0.75% - 1.1% | |
| Is used to add opaque (non-transparent) appearance to formulations. Can be used to coat other ingredients for even dispersion. This is a different ingredient compared to the ones used in antipersperants (aluminium chloride and aluminium chlorohydrate) | |
| 0.75% - 1.1% | |
| Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin | |
| 0.6% - 0.95% | |
| Helps the function of sunscreen and pigment ingredients in the formulation | |
| 0.65% - 1% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| 0.5% - 0.8% | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| Helps preserve product formulations | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| A silicone that improves product texture and helps dissolve other ingredients. Can form a non-greasy film on the skin to prevent moisture loss | |
| 0.6% - 0.9% | |
| Absorbs oil and moisture helping to create a dryer product finish | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| Helps to dissolve other ingredients and attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.3% - 0.5% | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
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