February 6, 2010
Posted by marta
Italian brand, Dermophisiologique, makes a very good eye cream called Optyma – in fact it is one of our Five Best. So I was excited to try out a lip balm from the Optyma range called Lip Perfect ($18). When I tried it out, I liked the rich, but not greasy texture and it was immediately soothing and hydrating.
What makes this standout amongst other lip balms is something called Tinosorb. I once described this as a sun protection ingredient that might actually work and it was approved some time ago in the EU and Australia. Tinosorb is a broad spectrum sunscreen and it is unique amongst chemical sunscreens in that it both absorbs and reflects like the inorganic filters such as zinc and titanium. But the thing that makes Tinosorb (its chemical name is bemotrizinol and the individual ingredients are listed by Optyma: listed below as bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphinyl triazine) special is that it is extremely stable, whereas many other sunscreen actives are decidely not. Read more...
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November 28, 2009
Posted by jimmy
Science in skincare is so unpredictable and, often for me, so low-brow. Not always in a “this is too wacky for me to like” kind of way; more in a “that’s different” kind of way. I have this reaction with Guinot Large Ecran SPF 30 Sunscreen.
The French line Guinot is known for being innovative in the skincare industry and pioneering some interesting products. Guinot’s Large Ecran SPF 30 Sunscreen was quite striking when I learned DNA was added into the product. After some research, I discovered this was a fairly new method (within the past ten years). DNA added to the sunscreen is beneficial.
In a nutshell (because it gets rather technical and complex), the ultraviolet light from the sun causes damage to the skin cells by actually changing the structure of the DNA in them. Introducing small bits of DNA (thymidine dinucleotide) can boost the cell’s repair pathways so they remove more of the damaged bits of DNA after UV exposure. Read more...
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August 29, 2009
Posted by Reader
Reviewed by Chris
I’ve been using Belli Anti-Chloasma Facial Sunscreen SPF 25 for about the past four weeks. I was excited to give it a try because it doesn’t contain any chemical sunscreens, which tend to sting my face. And although the product is aimed at pregnant woman to help prevent against melasma and chloasma, I am not pregnant and not afflicted by either condition, so I cannot speak to that issue.
The Belli sunscreen uses titanium dioxide and zinc oxide exclusively, which are my preferred sunscreen ingredients. The balance of ingredients are not organic (which I do prefer), and I could do without the PEG-100 stearate and the phenoxyethanol , but other than those ingredients I don’t see anything that would throw up a red flag. Read more...
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August 15, 2009
Posted by Laura
I was headed out of the Truth In Aging offices to catch an afternoon Mets game recently and realized that the only sun protection I had between my face and the hot August rays was the SPF 20 in my face lotion from that morning. Marta kindly supplied me with a bottle of Pratima Neem Rose Face Sunscreen ($16) as I headed out the door with the stipulation that I review it for TIA. You’ve heard about this product on TIA before. A few readers have recommended it and we named it one of the 5 best zinc oxide sunscreens earlier this summer. We also liked Pratima’s Turmeric Facial Mask. Read more...
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August 6, 2009
Posted by marta
Safe sunbathing is now widely accepted as an oxymoron. Safe sunscreen may be one too. Sunscreen is, at the very least, controversial. There are scientists who believe that chemical sunscreens and even a mineral such as titanium dioxide are sensitive to sunlight, whereupon they break down and become free radicals rampaging our good cells. Because of this, some scientists think the population’s increase in melanoma is actually due to using sunscreen. How ironic is that? Nonetheless, we know sun damage is bad for us too, so sunscreen is a necessary evil. Now, what if someone could make a sunscreen that is effective and safe? Antiaging potion maker, Chella, may have done just that. Read more...
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