What it is
SPF 15 filters roughly 93% of UVB. That is genuinely enough for a normal day — the commute, lunch outside, an errand — which is exactly what this is for. For the beach, go up to the 35 or the 50.
Ingredient for ingredient it is the most interesting formula in the range: it is the only one that carries both Tinosorb filters, M and S, alongside zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. That is a broader UVA spread than the number on the front suggests.
How to use it
- Roughly half a teaspoon for face and neck; about 30 ml for a whole body.
- Apply before you go out, on dry skin.
- Reapply every two hours outdoors, and after swimming or sweating.
- Step up on beach days. SPF 15 is a weekday number, not a boat-day number.
What is in it
Long, because six filters plus an emulsion is simply a lot of chemistry. The parts worth knowing:
Full ingredients (32)
INCI names, in descending order of concentration — the same list printed on the bottle.
Aqua, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Alumina, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, o-Cymen-5-ol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Maltodextrin, Dibutyl Adipate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Steareth-2, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-20 Stearate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Simethicone, Glucose, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Theobroma Cacao Extract
Thai FDA Notification No. 13-1-6700031848 (เลขที่จดแจ้ง อย.)