Clinique Superdefense Metropolis Block SPF 50, 40ml – £23.00
SPF 50
Broad Spectrum
Non-organic vs natural?
Hybrid.
Major SPF lively substances?
Zinc oxide. Titanium Dioxide. Homosalate.
Full inci:
Octinoxate 5.0%, Titanium Dioxide 3.2%, Zinc Oxide 3.6percentIngredients: WaterAquaEau, Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Polydecene, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Hydrated Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer, Hydroxyapatite, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Sodium Rna, Quaternium-90 Bentonite, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Peg-8 Laurate, Propylene Carbonate, Silica, Tocopherol, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Edta, Bht, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492) <ILN47235>
Texture
Cream. Oil free.
Residue on darker skins?
Not appropriate for darker skins.
Does it work beneath make-up?
Sure however in case you undergo from a drier pores and skin you might have considered trying one thing oilier.
How does it look/really feel on the pores and skin?
Fairly mattifying, you’ll be able to inform it’s there, if what I imply.
Fragranced?
No.
Appropriate for all pores and skin sorts?
Labelled as appropriate for all skins however I would wish one thing extra moisturising however good in case you are balanced, oily or mixture.
Any pores and skin advantages?
Hyaluronic acid and wheat protein to be hydrating and quick-absorbing.
You Want This If:
You might have a balanced, mixture or oily pores and skin and need a excessive SPF.
You Don’t Want This If:
You might have a mature, drier pores and skin.
That can be purchased at:
Clinique
Boots
The right scientific terminology for UV filters is natural (chemical, reminiscent of avobenzone, octocrylene or oxybenzone) or inorganic (bodily, reminiscent of titanium dioxide or zinc oxide).
Each sorts work by absorbing the rays and turning them into warmth, however with inorganic aka bodily sunscreens, between 5% and 10% of incoming rays are mirrored and scattered.
With natural filters (‘chemical’ within the conventional, non-scientific sense), the UV rays are principally absorbed and became warmth within the pores and skin.
All the time apply final after moisturiser, earlier than make-up – until in any other case acknowledged.
Reapply each two hours if in lively solar (on vacation, sunbathing, typically being exterior all day).
Reapply after swimming or extreme sweating/drying off with a towel.
