What it is
A step up from the 15 in both filter load and texture. Homosalate joins the filter list, and the emollient system gets heavier — silicones, esters and Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride — which is what makes a mid-high SPF spreadable rather than draggy.
SPF 35 filters roughly 97% of UVB against 93% at SPF 15. The gap between the two is smaller than the numbers imply, and much smaller than the gap between applying enough and not. There is more on that in the SPF article.
How to use it
- Half a teaspoon for face and neck, about 30 ml for the body — a shot glass.
- Apply on dry skin before you go out.
- Reapply every two hours, and immediately after swimming or towelling off.
- Do not forget ears, neck and the tops of your feet.
What is in it
Thirty-six ingredients. The filters and the emollients that carry them account for most of it.
Full ingredients (36)
INCI names, in descending order of concentration — the same list printed on the bottle.
Aqua, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Homosalate, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Dimethicone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Isopropyl Myristate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Alumina, Decyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, o-Cymen-5-ol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Aluminium Stearate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Maltodextrin
Thai FDA Notification No. 13-1-6700028421 (เลขที่จดแจ้ง อย.)