Hyphen All I Need Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++
Review
All I need sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++ from Hyphen is a good product.
A good sunscreen should offer protection against both UVA and UVB rays. This product contains effective filters for both types of rays.
It is SPF 50, which means it absorbs 98% of the Sun’s UVB radiation. It offers 98% protection against the sun’s UVB rays. UVB rays cause skin cancer and sunburn.
It is PA++++. PA stands for protection grade against the sun’s UVA rays, which cause skin cancer and premature aging. PA++++ means it offers extremely high protection against UVA rays, up to 95%.
Additionally, it has good hydrating ingredients and anti-inflammatory ingredients. These hydrate, calm and reduce redness in the skin. It has anti-pigmentation ingredients, which reduce the chances of pigmentation (dark spots and patches) forming on the skin. These are not the primary benefits of the product, but beneficial small benefits that a sunscreen can have.
Remember that sunscreen’s protection starts declining with time, and it must be reapplied at least every two hours. If you apply it just once and are out the whole day, it is as if you have no sunscreen after 2 hours.
How to use the product?
Sunscreens should be the last layer of skincare product you apply.
If you have a vitamin C or niacinamide serum, apply that first. Then, follow up with a moisturiser and top it off with sunscreen.
If you apply makeup, sunscreen should go on top of the makeup.
Ingredient 1 – Aqua
Function: Solvent
It helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product.
Dissolved ingredients can spread better on the skin.
Ingredient 2 – Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Extract
Function: Humectant, Anti-inflammatory
It holds on to water molecules and prevents them from leaving, thus hydrating the skin.
It calms, soothes and reduces inflammation in skin. When we are exposed to sunlight, our skin tends to become inflamed. Therefore, having a sunscreen with a soothing ingredient is useful, as it reduces inflammation.
Ingredient 3 – Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
Function: Sunscreen
It protects against the Sun’s UVB rays, which are responsible for skin cancer and sunburn. However, it does not offer protection against the Sun’s UVA rays.
This ingredient is not very stable. It starts losing its protection ability in about 30 minutes. It should be combined with other sunscreen agents to give the sunscreen a more stable protection.
This ingredient is also called Octinoxate.
Ingredient 4 – Avobenzone
Function: Sunscreen
It offers protection against the Sun’s UVA rays. UVA rays are responsible for skin cancer and premature ageing of the skin. This ingredient is not very stable. It starts losing its protection ability in about 30 minutes. It should be combined with other sunscreen agents to enable the sunscreen offer a more stable protection.
This ingredient is also called Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Ingredient 5 – Octocrylene
Function: Sunscreen
It offers protection against UVB. It is a weak filter (less protection), but it is photo stable, meaning it starts losing its ability only after around 95 minutes. This ingredient is used in sunscreens to offer stability to other photo-unstable sunscreen agents.
Ingredient 6 – Butylene Glycol
Function: Solvent, Texture enhancer, Humectant, Penetration enhancer
It attracts and binds to water molecules, thus keeping skin hydrated. It enhances the product’s texture and helps the product be absorbed into the skin. It is also a solvent, so it helps dissolve other ingredients in the product.
Ingredient 7 – Glycerin
Function: Humectant
It pulls water molecules from the atmosphere to the top layer of the skin. This way, it hydrates the skin.
Ingredient 8 – Niacinamide
Function: Anti-inflammatory, Anti-pigmentation
It reduces redness and calms the skin.
It reduces the appearance of dark spots and dark patches on the skin.
Ingredient 9 – Diisopropyl Adipate
Function: Emollient
It smooths the skin.
Ingredient 10 – Propylene Glycol
Function: Humectant, Emollient
It holds on to water molecules and thus prevents them from leaving. This hydrates the skin and smooths it.
