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TropicSport SPF 50 Reef-Friendly Mineral Sunscreen Lotion in Aluminum
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Sun protection
zinc oxide
16.5%
Irritation risk:
UVA I protection: UVA II protection: UVB protection: Photo stable: Ingredient type Mineral
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
titanium dioxide
6.2%
Irritation risk:
UVA I protection: UVA II protection: UVB protection: Photo stable: Ingredient type Mineral
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
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The ultra-durable and ultra-gentle sunscreen can reduce the visible signs of aging so you can keep up your life outside.
Evens skin tone
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
In addition to being reef-friendly, our formula also includes tropical essential oils to hydrate and moisturize your skin.
glycerin
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
dimethicone
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
cetearyl alcohol
0.75% -
1.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Anti-oxidation
camellia oleifera leaf extract
0.6% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals and reduce inflammation, even though it is not usually used in sufficient concentration in cosmetics
pleiogynium timoriense fruit extract
0.75% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A fruit extract that might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect, but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking
podocarpus elatus fruit extract
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A fruit extract that might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant properties but evidence of effectiveness in skin is missing
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Sun protection | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
90/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.75% -
1.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
cetearyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
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Potential irritants
parfum
1.6% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
parfum
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.75% -
1.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
cetearyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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alumina
26% -
32%
Irritation risk:
The same compound that is used safely in dental implants and bone cements. In cosmetics, it is used to improve the consistency of products
vp/hexadecene copolymer
12% -
14%
Irritation risk:
Creates a nice product texture and can support water-resistance of sunscreens
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Ingredient list view
Alumina, Vp/hexadecene copolymer, Disodium edta, Steareth-21, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Parfum, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Pleiogynium timoriense fruit extract, Podocarpus elatus fruit extract, Steareth-2, Cetearyl alcohol, Propanediol, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Camellia oleifera leaf extract, Xanthan gum, Stearic acid, Glycerin, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Dimethicone, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Macadamia ternifolia seed oil, Caprylyl glycol, Caprylhydroxamic acid, Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide, Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Cetearyl alcohol, Steareth-2, Vp/hexadecene copolymer, Steareth-21, Dimethicone, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Camellia oleifera leaf extract, Pleiogynium timoriense fruit extract, Podocarpus elatus fruit extract, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, Macadamia ternifolia seed oil, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Alumina, Stearic acid, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Propanediol, Caprylhydroxamic acid, Disodium edta, Xanthan gum, Caprylyl glycol, Parfum
Sources
- Safety Assessment of Alumina and Aluminum Hydroxide as Used in Cosmetics
- The chemotherapeutic potential of Terminalia ferdinandiana: Phytochemistry and bioactivity
- 5: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Steareth-2,-4,-6,-7,-10,-11,-13,-15, and-20
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Fatty acids profile of oil from nine varieties of Macadamia nut
- 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